How many students at Virginia Tech? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 38,170 students have enrolled in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 30,434 undergraduate and 7,736 graduate students.
By gender, 21,687 male and 16,483 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,625 students are enrolled exclusively, and 19,391 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has a total of 38,170 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 30,434 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,736 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 21,687 male and 16,483 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
Total | 38,170 | 30,434 | 7,736 |
Men | 21,687 | 17,378 | 4,309 |
Women | 16,483 | 13,056 | 3,427 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 21,693 White, 2,182 Black, and 4,186 Asian students out of a total of 38,170 are attending at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race | Total | Men | Women |
American Indian or Native American | 42 | 24 | 18 |
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Asian | 4,186 | 2,425 | 1,761 |
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Black | 2,182 | 1,200 | 982 |
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Hispanic | 3,348 | 1,851 | 1,497 |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 38 | 21 | 17 |
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White | 21,693 | 11,902 | 9,791 |
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Two or more races | 1,805 | 995 | 810 |
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Race Unknown | 992 | 604 | 388 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race | Total | Men | Women |
American Indian or Native American | 34 | 20 | 14 |
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Asian | 3,733 | 2,165 | 1,568 |
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Black | 1,807 | 1,012 | 795 |
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Hispanic | 2,904 | 1,637 | 1,267 |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 37 | 20 | 17 |
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White | 18,166 | 10,149 | 8,017 |
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Two or more races | 1,592 | 891 | 701 |
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Race Unknown | 781 | 472 | 309 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race | Total | Men | Women |
American Indian or Native American | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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Asian | 453 | 260 | 193 |
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Black | 375 | 188 | 187 |
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Hispanic | 444 | 214 | 230 |
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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White | 3,527 | 1,753 | 1,774 |
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Two or more races | 213 | 104 | 109 |
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Race Unknown | 211 | 132 | 79 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, Virginia Tech has 149 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 32,295 students under 25 years old, and 5,875 students over 25 years old out of 38,170 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 149 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Virginia Tech has 29,967 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 467 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,328 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,408 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age | Total | Men | Women |
Under 18 | 149 | 78 | 71 |
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18-19 | 12,380 | 5,644 | 6,736 |
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20-21 | 13,772 | 6,137 | 7,635 |
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22-24 | 5,994 | 2,197 | 3,797 |
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25-29 | 3,272 | 1,306 | 1,966 |
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30-34 | 1,234 | 506 | 728 |
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35-39 | 540 | 224 | 316 |
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40-49 | 557 | 266 | 291 |
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50-64 | 255 | 122 | 133 |
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Over 65 | 17 | 3 | 14 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age | Total | Men | Women |
Under 18 | 149 | 78 | 71 |
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18-19 | 12,380 | 5,644 | 6,736 |
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20-21 | 13,649 | 6,070 | 7,579 |
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22-24 | 3,789 | 1,133 | 2,656 |
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25-29 | 336 | 85 | 251 |
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30-34 | 69 | 19 | 50 |
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35-39 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
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40-49 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
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50-64 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age | Total | Men | Women |
20-21 | 123 | 67 | 56 |
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22-24 | 2,205 | 1,064 | 1,141 |
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25-29 | 2,936 | 1,221 | 1,715 |
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30-34 | 1,165 | 487 | 678 |
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35-39 | 511 | 211 | 300 |
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40-49 | 535 | 255 | 280 |
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50-64 | 246 | 120 | 126 |
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Over 65 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1,625 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 19,391 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,169 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 456 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
All Students | 38,170 | 1,625 | 19,391 |
Undergraduate | 30,434 | 180 | 17,338 |
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Graduate | 7,736 | 1,445 | 2,053 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
All Students | 1,169 | 453 | 3 |
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Undergraduate | 171 | 8 | 1 |
Graduate | 998 | 445 | 2 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 30,434 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 997 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.28%.973 students have transferred in as full-time status and 24 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
Regular Full-time | 28,596 |
Transfer-in Full-time | 973 |
Regular Part-time | 841 |
Transfer-in Part-time | 24 |