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Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population in 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
  • Nine colleges and graduate school
  • 60 bachelor's degree programs
  • 140 master's and doctoral degree programs
  • 30,000+ 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 42nd in university research in the United States
  • Has adjacent corporate research center
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University Facts and Figures

Download the 2008-09 document (PDF)

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

Below are links to websites that offer information on the university's history. Many more links can be found on the University Archives and Special Collections websites (both are departments within University Libraries).



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