Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 215 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 30,000 students and manages a research portfolio of more than $450 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.
Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
At a glance ...
- Located in Blacksburg, Virginia
- Eight colleges and graduate school
- 65 bachelor's degree programs
- 150 master's and doctoral degree programs
- 31,000 full-time students
- 16:1 student-faculty ratio
- Main campus includes more than 125 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airport
- Computing and communications complex for worldwide information access
- Ranked 41st in university research in the United States
- Has adjacent corporate research center
University Facts and Figures
About the University
- Statement of Mission and Purpose
- University Overview
- Benchmark Institutions
- Senior Administrative Personnel
Student Overview
- On-Campus Enrollment Profile
- SAT Percentile
- Student Fees
- Tuition and Fees History
- Corps of Cadets
Financial Overview
- University Budget
- Endowment Trend Analysis
Faculty/Staff Overview
- Average Full-Time Instructional Faculty Salaries
- Salaried Personnel (six-year trend)
Virginia Tech Measures of Excellence
- University rankings, general information and more.
History and Traditions
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