Virginia Tech -Public

Blacksburg, Virginia (Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA CBSA)
37,279 (29,760 undergraduates)
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College Navigator	Virginia Tech	Public Average	Private Average
20-21 Acceptance Rate	56%	75%	68%
4-Year Graduation Rate	65%	33%	50%
5-Year Graduation Rate	83%	48%	59%

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What you need to know on how to pay for college at Virginia Tech

1. COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID INDICATORS

Available Scholarships

Net Price Calculator	Virginia Tech	Public Average	Private Average
21-22 Total Expenses In-State	$28,634	$24,866	$52,736
21-22 Total Expenses Out-of-State	$48,317	$36,208	$52,736
Average Net Price 20-21	$20,109	$12,917	$25,365
Freshman Non-Federal Loans	9%	5.7%	11.7%

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2. ACADEMICS

Admission Test Scores: considered but not required
Students submitting scores
SAT: 83%
ACT: 35%

75th% TEST SCORES

SAT EBRW: 610
SAT Math: 690
ACT: 32
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Class Schedule: Yes
Shows Class Capacity: Yes
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3. Virginia Tech COMMON DATA SET

Percent Freshman not in top quarter of class: not reported
Percent Freshman with GPA <3.50: 11.7%
Average Freshman GPA: 3.97
Percent of Freshman Need Met: 49.1%
Percent of Non-Need Freshman Receiving Awards: 19.5%
Average Freshman Non-Need Award: $3,540
(compare to other college’s Common Data Set)

4. ATHLETICS

NCAA D1, Atlantic Coast Conference

5. REASONS TO CONSIDER Virginia Tech:

Honors College
Leadership and Social Change Residential College
Lead For Good undergraduate training
Undergraduate Research Excellence Program
Biocomplexity Institute
Apex Center for Entrepreneurs
Virginia Water Resources Research Center
Virginia Center for Civil War Studies
Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center
Hume Center for National Security and Technology
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention
Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Transportation Institute
Center for Real Life Design
Center for High Performance Manufacturing
Center for Neutrino Physics at Virginia Tech
Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies
Center for Injury Biomechanics

Credit Accepted:
Dual credit
Advanced placement (AP) credits
CLEP Credit

Carnegie Classification:  Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable

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