Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 30,923 undergrads, where 15% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.63
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
7,289 first-time students
34% came from other states and 4.8% from abroad; 61% are from Virginia. More from other states than at 63% of colleges.
- In-state (Virginia)61%
- Other states34%
- Abroad4.8%
Top home states
- Virginia(home state)61% 4,446
- New Jersey5.8% 424
- Maryland4.7% 342
- North Carolina4.4% 323
- Pennsylvania3.7% 269
From 45 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,063
new transfer students, 13% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 21% of colleges.
1,051 full-time, 12 part-time.
Going on to another college
8.9%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 620 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
43% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 10,213 students.
Housing
Beds
10,213
About 33 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 2
Nonreligious and secular
Freethinkers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Nu Prime
Sigma-Lambda (Virginia Tech)
Theta Xi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 73
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
202 applied · 122 admitted · 28 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)