The student population at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is 38,170 (30,434 undergraduate and 7,736 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 6,965 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Virginia Tech is 79.73% which is increased by 6,400 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 565 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

1,625 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 107.01% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 34,624 where 38,170 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

79.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 6,400 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 565 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in Virginia Tech than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1431,20524,03414,1019,9337,1713,9933,178
2014-1531,224
19
24,247
213
14,088
-13
10,159
226
6,977
-194
3,895
-98
3,082
-96
2015-1632,663
1,439
25,384
1,137
14,591
503
10,793
634
7,279
302
4,142
247
3,137
55
2016-1733,170
507
25,791
407
14,767
176
11,024
231
7,379
100
4,191
49
3,188
51
2017-1834,440
1,270
27,193
1,402
15,483
716
11,710
686
7,247
-132
4,094
-97
3,153
-35
2018-1934,683
243
27,811
618
15,845
362
11,966
256
6,872
-375
3,891
-203
2,981
-172
2019-2036,383
1,700
29,300
1,489
16,766
921
12,534
568
7,083
211
4,025
134
3,058
77
2020-2137,024
641
30,020
720
17,118
352
12,902
368
7,004
-79
3,940
-85
3,064
6
2021-2237,279
255
29,760
-260
17,049
-69
12,711
-191
7,519
515
4,250
310
3,269
205
2022-2338,170
891
30,434
674
17,378
329
13,056
345
7,736
217
4,309
59
3,427
158
Average34,62427,39715,71911,6797,2274,0733,154
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 27,397 where 30,434 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1424,03423,51213,7569,756522345177
2014-1524,24723,68513,7249,961562364198
2015-1625,38424,84114,22010,621543371172
2016-1725,79125,21314,37410,839578393185
2017-1827,19326,60315,10311,500590380210
2018-1927,81127,18015,44711,733631398233
2019-2029,30028,58416,29512,289716471245
2020-2130,02029,11216,51812,594908600308
2021-2229,76028,92916,48912,440831560271
2022-2330,43429,56916,80512,764865573292
Average27,39727,39715,27311,45027,397446229
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,227 where 7,736 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,1714,9132,7652,1482,2581,2281,030
2014-156,9774,8192,6732,1462,1581,222936
2015-167,2794,9662,8312,1352,3131,3111,002
2016-177,3795,0972,8812,2162,2821,310972
2017-187,2474,9612,7712,1902,2861,323963
2018-196,8724,7922,6512,1412,0801,240840
2019-207,0835,0332,7822,2512,0501,243807
2020-217,0044,9392,7082,2312,0651,232833
2021-227,5195,5193,0662,4532,0001,184816
2022-237,7365,7133,1342,5792,0231,175848
Average7,2277,2272,8262,2497,2271,247905
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.83%. The percentage was 68.30% 10 years ago and Virginia Tech still has a high percentage of white students. 10.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.72% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14452,3391,1971,4423521,3121,098
2014-15412,5081,2341,5163620,7351,177
2015-16432,6761,3121,6602921,0881,275
2016-17522,9071,3991,8173320,9821,309
2017-18503,0601,4641,9183621,6671,388
2018-19873,1241,5262,0903821,5411,594
2019-20463,3861,6122,3053222,3521,631
2020-21443,7271,8342,6823522,3901,710
2021-22423,9702,0262,9744021,7931,740
2022-23424,1862,1823,3483821,6931,805
Average493,1881,5792,1753521,5551,473
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,625 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 107.01% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1531,2247857,04023,399
2015-1632,6638538,28723,523
2016-1733,1709119,16623,093
2017-1834,4401,0399,09424,307
2018-1934,6831,0198,84424,820
2019-2036,3831,07610,68424,623
2020-2137,02411,13623,0322,856
2021-2237,2791,58119,79615,902
2022-2338,1701,62519,39117,154
Average35,0042,22512,81519,964

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