Virginia Tech Teaching Programs

Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The location of Virginia Tech is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Virginia Tech?

Contact details for Virginia Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
Phone:	540-231-6994
Website:	www.vt.edu

How Do I Get Into Virginia Tech?

You can apply to Virginia Tech online at: vt.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Virginia Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Virginia Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 57%, Virginia Tech does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 54% of accepted students are men and 46% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to Virginia Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 620 and 730.

Virginia Tech received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

Can I Afford Virginia Tech?

The overall average net price of Virginia Tech is $37,885. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Virginia Tech, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $9,600 a year. That adds up to $38,400 over four years for those students.

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,760 undergraduate students at Virginia Tech, with 28,929 being full-time and 831 being part-time.

There are also 7,519 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,929 full-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Tech students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,444
Black or African American	1,597
Hispanic or Latino	2,498
White	17,712
International Students	1,417
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,261

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Tech. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 115 countries are represented at Virginia Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Virginia Tech

In 2022-2023, 21,016 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Virginia Tech has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Virginia Tech Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Curriculum & Instruction	0	66	19	85
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	13	6	36	55
Teacher Development & Methodology	52	0	0	52
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	17	2	19
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	2	12	3	17
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	2	9	0	11
Adult & Continuing Education	6	0	0	6
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	3	0	1	4
Learning Sciences	4	0	0	4
Administration of Special Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	82	110	61	253

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

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