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Why Virginia Tech?


Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).

At a glance ...

  • Located in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Eight colleges and graduate school
  • 65 bachelor's degree programs
  • 150 master's and doctoral degree programs
  • 30,000+ full-time students
  • 16:1 student-faculty ratio
  • Main campus includes more than 125 buildings, 2,600 acres, and an airport
  • Computing and communications complex for worldwide information access
  • Ranked 47th in university research in the United States
  • Has adjacent corporate research center

University Facts and Figures

Student Life

Undergraduate Education

More Than 70 Undergraduate Majors and Minors

Majors A-Z

Curriculum for Liberal Education Guides

Undergraduate Course Catalog

Timetable of Classes

Colleges and Departments

See a list of all academic departments by college

See a list of schools at Virginia Tech

Colleges

Graduate School

Virginia Tech offers 76 masters and 62 doctoral degrees through nine academic colleges.

Graduate School

Graduate Catalog

Graduate Degrees and Programs


Meet Our Students

Residency of Undergraduate Students

Virginia Tech undergraduate students 17,626
Nonresident undergraduate students (includes international students 6,233
Undergraduate students living in residence halls 9,087


Factbook: VT Student Profile: http://www.vt.edu/about/factbook/student-overview.html
 

Meet Our Faculty

At Virginia Tech, our professors might be on the verge of developing a smarter cell phone, or winning a national prize for poetry, or creating a process to bring products to the marketplace faster.

Alumni Distinguished Faculty

University Distinguished Faculty

Faculty Awards

Faculty Scholar of the Week

Nikki Giovanni


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Announcements

Summer Office Hours
From Monday, May 20 - Thursday, August 15 our office hours are 8AM - 4PM. Please contact us at (540) 231-5888 or vtabroad@vt.edu to schedule an appointment.

2013 Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's contest. Congratulations to all the winners and finalists!

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