Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

#=389 QS Global World Ranking
PublicStatus
Very HighResearch Output
36,069Total Students
2,936Faculty
4,370Int'l Students

About

Beginning in 1872 with 132 students and two programs of study, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, has evolved into a comprehensive university of national and international prominence. With about 25,600 full-time students and the home of groundbreaking research, Tech produces world-class scholarship in a challenging academic environment. University tradition is firmly rooted in our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) and in our land-grant missions of instruction, research, and solving the problems of society through public service and outreach

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QS World University Ranking

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Data

2012
#337
2014
#316
2015
#=355
2016
#=338
2017
#=361
2018
#=367
2019
#=338
2020
#327
2021
#=326
2022
#346
2023
#=363
2024
#=302
2025
#=389

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Student & Staff

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Data

Total students

36,069

PG students

18%

UG students

82%

International students

4,370

PG students

58%

UG students

42%

Total faculty staff

2,936

Int'l staff

815

Domestic staff

2121

Total students

36,069

PG students

18%

UG students

82%

International students

4,370

PG students

58%

UG students

42%

Total faculty staff

2,936

Domestic staff

2121

Int'l staff

815

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