Applying to Virginia Tech

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
57.03%	1,330

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's acceptance rate is 57.03% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 47,208 students applied and 26,923 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

Virginia Tech's acceptance rate is the 10th lowest among 46 Virginia colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,330 and the ACT score is 30 at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech's SAT score is 5th highest among 34 Virginia colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Virginia Tech, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is 57.03% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 26.73%. 26,966 men and 20,135 women applied to Virginia Tech and 14,527 men and 12,337 women students were accepted.

107 applicants who has another gender applied and 59 were accepted.

Among them, 3,932 men and 3,247 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Virginia Tech.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Virginia Tech
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	47,208	26,966	20,135	107	0
Admitted	26,923	14,527	12,337	59	0
Enrolled	7,196	3,932	3,247	17	0
Acceptance Rate	57.03%	53.87%	61.27%	55.14%	-
Yield	26.73%	27.07%	26.32%	28.81%	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 3,103 students (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 484 students (7%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Virginia Tech.

The median SAT score is 1,330 with 660 SAT EBRW and 670 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 700 and the 25^th percentile is 620. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 720 and 25^th percentile is 620 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 27 at Virginia Tech. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 29.

The SAT and ACT scores at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Virginia Tech
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1240	1330	1420
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	660	700
SAT Math	620	670	720
ACT Composite	27	30	32
ACT Math	25	28	31
ACT English	25	29	33

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 7,196 first-year students enrolled in Virginia Tech. The proportion of full-time students is 99.78% and part-time students is 0.22%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 54.64% and women students is 45.12%. 0.24% of students has another gender.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Virginia Tech.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Virginia Tech
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender
Total	7,196	3,932	3,247	17
Full-time	7,180	3,923	3,240	17
Part-time	16	9	7	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Virginia Tech. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Virginia Tech Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Virginia Tech.

Admission Information for Applying to Virginia Tech
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate.html
Online Application	vt.edu/apply.html
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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