How many students at Virginia Tech? For the academic year 2023-2024, total of 38,294 students have enrolled in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with 30,504 undergraduate and 7,790 graduate students.
By gender, 21,719 male and 16,575 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (34,080 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,498 students are enrolled exclusively, and 18,822 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 38,294 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024. 30,504 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,790 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 21,719 male and 16,575 female students (the male-female ratio is 57:43) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2023-2024 data.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 38,294 | 30,504 | 7,790 |
Men | 21,719 | 17,431 | 4,288 |
Women | 16,575 | 13,073 | 3,502 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 21,171 White, 2,231 Black, and 4,372 Asian students out of a total of 38,294 are attending at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2023-2024 data).
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 36 | 21 | 15 |
Asian | 4,372 | 2,536 | 1,836 |
Black | 2,231 | 1,212 | 1,019 |
Hispanic | 3,589 | 1,996 | 1,593 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 30 | 15 | 15 |
White | 21,171 | 11,595 | 9,576 |
Two or more races | 1,892 | 1,025 | 867 |
Race Unknown | 962 | 597 | 365 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 30 | 17 | 13 |
Asian | 3,889 | 2,272 | 1,617 |
Black | 1,876 | 1,043 | 833 |
Hispanic | 3,138 | 1,779 | 1,359 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 28 | 14 | 14 |
White | 17,717 | 9,907 | 7,810 |
Two or more races | 1,675 | 907 | 768 |
Race Unknown | 773 | 474 | 299 |
Race | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Native American | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Asian | 483 | 264 | 219 |
Black | 355 | 169 | 186 |
Hispanic | 451 | 217 | 234 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 3,454 | 1,688 | 1,766 |
Two or more races | 217 | 118 | 99 |
Race Unknown | 189 | 123 | 66 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, Virginia Tech has 140 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 32,488 students under 25 years old, and 5,804 students over 25 years old out of 38,294 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 140 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Virginia Tech has 30,019 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 483 students aged 25 and over.
It has 2,469 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,321 students aged 25 and over.
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 140 | 71 | 69 |
18-19 | 12,820 | 5,884 | 6,936 |
20-21 | 13,432 | 5,970 | 7,462 |
22-24 | 6,096 | 2,230 | 3,866 |
25-29 | 3,233 | 1,314 | 1,919 |
30-34 | 1,254 | 507 | 747 |
35-39 | 534 | 222 | 312 |
40-49 | 529 | 245 | 284 |
50-64 | 241 | 131 | 110 |
Over 65 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
Under 18 | 140 | 71 | 69 |
18-19 | 12,819 | 5,883 | 6,936 |
20-21 | 13,284 | 5,898 | 7,386 |
22-24 | 3,776 | 1,099 | 2,677 |
25-29 | 343 | 72 | 271 |
30-34 | 81 | 23 | 58 |
35-39 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
40-49 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
50-64 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Age | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 148 | 72 | 76 |
22-24 | 2,320 | 1,131 | 1,189 |
25-29 | 2,890 | 1,242 | 1,648 |
30-34 | 1,173 | 484 | 689 |
35-39 | 507 | 213 | 294 |
40-49 | 504 | 230 | 274 |
50-64 | 235 | 128 | 107 |
Over 65 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
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, 1,498 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 18,822 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,050 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 448 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 38,294 | 1,498 | 18,822 |
Undergraduate | 30,504 | 157 | 16,924 |
Graduate | 7,790 | 1,341 | 1,898 |
Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
---|---|---|---|
All Students | 1,050 | 430 | 18 |
Undergraduate | 147 | 9 | 1 |
Graduate | 903 | 421 | 17 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 30,504 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,102 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.61%.1,076 students have transferred in as full-time status and 26 students transferred in as part-time status.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Regular Full-time | 28,550 |
Transfer-in Full-time | 1,076 |
Regular Part-time | 852 |
Transfer-in Part-time | 26 |
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