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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Blacksburg, United States
251–300th in World University Rankings 2025
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About

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About Virginia Tech

Through research, teaching, and service, Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem solvers.

A comprehensive institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. Virginia Tech offers the widest range of degree choices in Virginia to more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students on all its campuses.

With a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has an education and research presence across Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area, including numerous Virginia Cooperative Extension offices and research centers.

Key among them:

  • Adjacent to multiple university sites in the Washington, D.C., area, the university is developing a 1 million-square-foot Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia, that will become a global center of talent production and technology excellence.
  • In Roanoke, Virginia, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center are cornerstones of the emerging Health Sciences and Technology campus.
  • The university’s international presence is anchored by the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.

Virginia Tech is a leading global research institution that conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

The university boasts world-class research institutes:

Through a network of international research and public service partnerships, Virginia Tech’s scholars address complex global challenges that cross traditional academic boundaries. Taking students to the next level by helping them solve real-world problems, Virginia Tech professors have a reputation for imagining the next great thing — from self-driving cars to energy-conscious homes — and then making it happen.

Virginia Tech’s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), is deeply ingrained in the university’s approaches to learning, discovery, and engagement. Ut Prosim is a value system that guides students’ decisions and helps mold them into responsible citizens of the world.

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Rankings

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Student gender ratio
43 F : 57 M (1)
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International student percentage
13% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
18.5 (1)
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Student total
37225 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

See below for a range of subjects taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Social Sciences176–200th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Psychology176–200th

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences201–250th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Life Sciences251–300th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Engineering=92nd

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Education126–150th

  • Education

Computer Science101–125th

  • Computer Science

Clinical and Health251–300th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Arts and Humanities301–400th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Archaeology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics201–250th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance
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Virginia Tech Supplement 2023