Also known as

  • Virginia Tech

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,950
43.9% Female
56.1% Male

Institution Overview

School Type
Public
Region
Southeast AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
241
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
74
Doctoral Research
54
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
13
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.05%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.25%
Asian
5.37%
Black or African American
3.42%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.33%
White
1.97%
Two or more races
2.88%
Unknown
25.67%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$75
Admissions Office Web Address
www.admiss.vt.edu

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$12,127
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,388

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
74
Master's (Distance)
7
Doctor's Degree Research
54
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
34
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
6
Post Master's Certificate
4
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree Yes No
Administration of Special Education Doctoral – Research Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Agricultural Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Agricultural Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agriculture, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animal Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business/Commerce, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Master's Degree Yes No
Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Community Organization and Advocacy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Master's Degree Yes Yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Dairy Science Master's Degree Yes No
Development Economics and International Development Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Economics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Doctoral – Research Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering Mechanics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree Yes No
Entomology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Design/Architecture Doctoral – Research Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Ethnic Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Master's Degree Yes No
Forest Resources Production and Management Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Forestry, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree Yes No
Horticultural Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Computer Interaction Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
International/Global Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Learning Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mining and Mineral Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Natural Resources Management and Policy Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Nuclear Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Political Science and Government, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Polymer/Plastics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Public Finance Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public/Applied History Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Religion/Religious Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Rhetoric and Composition Doctoral – Research Yes No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Veterinary Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 2,771 1,731 723 317
With faculty status 2,771 1,731 723 317
Tenured 1,079 1,059 16 4
On tenure track 375 360 15 0
Not on tenure track 1,317 312 692 313
Annual contract 1,317 312 692 313
Without faculty status 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research
Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$12,127
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,388
Financial aid office web address
www.finaid.vt.edu
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$4,972
Typical Board
$3,730
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$12,127$24,388
Full time Fees$1,989$2,593
Part time, per credit hour$674$1,355

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Veterinary Medicine $19,855 $3,239 $45,803 $3,843

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
Yes

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
7,950
43.9% Female
56.1% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.05%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4.25%
Asian
5.37%
Black or African American
3.42%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
56.33%
White
1.97%
Two or more races
2.88%
Unknown
25.67%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 2
Asian 205 133
Black Or African American 189 238
Hispanic Or Latino 144 128
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 2 2
Non-resident Alien 1,362 679
White 2,350 2,128
Two Or More Races 81 76
Unknown 122 107

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
Yes
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial servicesNo
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
Phone
540-231-6000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]


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