Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

According to its mission statement, Virginia Polytechnic Institute is "an inclusive community of knowledge, discovery, and creativity dedicated to improving the quality of life and the human condition within the Commonwealth of Virginia and throughout the world." [Source]

Website: http://www.vt.edu/

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29,760
Undergraduate
Enrollment

68%
4-Year
Graduation Rate

$14,174
In-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

$33,857
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
(annually)

14:1
Student to Faculty Ratio

1.2%
Student Loan Default Rate

General Education Requirements

Composition

YES

Literature

Foreign Language

U.S. Government/History

Economics

Mathematics

Science

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FIRE Speech Code School Rating

A yellow light institution maintains policies that could be interpreted to suppress protected speech or policies that, while clearly restricting freedom of speech, restrict relatively narrow categories of speech.

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Curriculum last evaluated: 7/15/2022

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.