2025-2026
Accept rate
54.6%
- Applicants
- 57,755
- Admits
- 31,515
- Enrolled
- 7,133
- Yield
- 22.6%
- ED Apps
- —
- ED Admits
- —
Total Applications
57,755
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
54.6%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
7,133
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
N/A
2025-2026
Virginia Tech Admissions at a Glance
Virginia Tech received 57,755 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 54.6% of applicants; 7,133 admitted students enrolled (a 22.6% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 70.9% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 28–32 on the ACT.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Early Decision Applications
ED ApplicationsED Admits
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
55.0%
- Applicants
- 52,296
- Admits
- 28,758
- Enrolled
- 7,289
- Yield
- 25.4%
- ED Apps
- —
- ED Admits
- —
2023-2024
Accept rate
57.0%
- Applicants
- 47,207
- Admits
- 26,923
- Enrolled
- 7,196
- Yield
- 26.7%
- ED Apps
- —
- ED Admits
- —
2022-2023
Accept rate
57.0%
- Applicants
- 45,321
- Admits
- 25,825
- Enrolled
- 7,166
- Yield
- 27.8%
- ED Apps
- —
- ED Admits
- —
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate | ED Apps | ED Admits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 57,755 | 31,515 | 7,133 | 54.6% | 22.6% | - | - |
| 2024-2025 | 52,296 | 28,758 | 7,289 | 55.0% | 25.4% | - | - |
| 2023-2024 | 47,207 | 26,923 | 7,196 | 57.0% | 26.7% | - | - |
| 2022-2023 | 45,321 | 25,825 | 7,166 | 57.0% | 27.8% | - | - |
| 2021-2022 | 42,054 | 23,746 | — | 56.5% | — | 2,305 | 1,336 |
| 2020-2021 | 30,770 | 20,239 | 6,608 | 65.8% | 32.6% | 2,316 | 1,356 |
| 2019-2020 | 31,974 | 22,393 | 7,651 | 70.0% | 34.2% | 2,890 | 1,275 |
| 2018-2019 | 31,936 | 20,709 | — | 64.8% | — | 2,952 | 1,341 |
| 2017-2018 | 27,423 | 19,212 | — | 70.1% | — | 2,596 | 1,637 |
| 2016-2017 | 25,000 | 17,718 | — | 70.9% | — | 2,457 | 1,147 |
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
35%
Need Fully Met
16%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$24,051
2021-2022 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$11,751
Fees
$2,424
Room & Board
$9,876
Change Since 2018
+4%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
31,536
Total Enrollment
38,995
International
5%
Students of Color
45%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2025-2026, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Very Important
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Very Important
- State residency
- Very Important
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||