To enhance undergraduate education, graduate education, research, and outreach, the university has created "schools" within and across colleges (and with Wake Forest University) to establish a supportive academic structure.

School of Architecture + Design

(Part of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies)

• Architecture
• Industrial Design
• Interior Design
• Landscape Architecture

School of Public and International Affairs

(Part of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies)

• Government and International Affairs
• Center for Public Administration and Policy
• Public Administration and Policy
• Urban Affairs and Planning

School of Visual Arts

• Art and Art History¹

¹ Part of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies

School of Performing Arts

• Music²
• Theatre and Cinema ²

² Part of the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences

Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences

• Chemical Engineering*
• Electrical and Computer Engineering*
• Engineering Science and Mechanics*
• Industrial and Systems Engineering*
• Materials Science and Engineering*
• Mechanical Engineering*
• Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology†
• Large Animal Clinical Sciences†
• Small Animal Clinical Sciences†

* Part of the College of Engineering
† Part of the College of Veterinary Medicine

School of Education

(Part of the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences)

• Teaching and Learning
• Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
• Learning Sciences and Technologies

Myers-Lawson School of Construction

(Part of the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies)

• Construction Engineering and Management

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

• The M.D. Program
• Research Institute