Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech

Admissions (Class of 2028, Fall 2024)

• Total applicants: 52,498 (record high)
• Admitted: 28,758
• Acceptance rate: 55% overall; ~64% EA
• Enrolled: 7,289
• Yield rate: 25%
• Early round: EA (non-restrictive), deadline Nov 1. VT discontinued ED.
• Testing policy: Test-optional; 41% submitted SAT, 9% submitted ACT

Academic Profile (enrolled students)

• SAT middle 50%: 1280-1450 (EBRW 640-710, Math 640-740)
• ACT middle 50%: 28-32
• Average unweighted GPA: ~3.8 (weighted avg 4.09; 67% had 4.0+ weighted)
• Top 10% of HS class: ~40% (estimated from available data)
• First-gen: 13% of Class of 2028

Demographics (undergraduate)

• White 58%, Asian 13%, Hispanic 10%, Black 6%, International 5%, Multiracial 5%
• Women: 43.3% of undergrad enrollment
• Total undergrad enrollment: 31,035

Net Cost by Income (in-state, Title IV recipients)

Athletics

• NCAA Division I, ACC
• 22 varsity sports
• 731 student-athletes (414 men, 317 women)
• Athlete pct of undergrad: 2.4%

Notable

• Top-20 public university, #6 undergraduate engineering (no PhD required)
• Strong Corps of Cadets tradition (one of six senior military colleges)
• Record 57,622 applications for Fall 2025 (10.2% increase over prior year)