Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a large four-year university in the small city of Blacksburg, VA. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with very high research activity. There are 24,540 undergraduate students and 8,540 graduate students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The freshman class has 5,205 students. Students attend full-time. It is a very selective institution with a low transfer-in rate; 67% of students who apply to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are admitted and 39% of those admitted students attend the school. The school has its own library and participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs for those who qualify. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Most students attend for four or more years and there is a high undergraduate student population. Most undergraduates study professions or the arts and sciences. There is high graduate student coexistence with the undergraduates. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's President is Charles W. Steger. more