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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Blacksburg, VA
Population 180,000
Website https://www.vt.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,800 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 30,901
Men / Women 57% / 43%
From State 61%
From Region 10%
Athletes 2.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Asian 14%
Hispanic 10%
Black 6%
Mixed 6%
International 5%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2012 Men: 55.5% 55.5% 2013 Men: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2015 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2016 Men: 54.3% 54.3% 2017 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2018 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2019 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2020 Men: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Men: 55.9% 55.9% 2022 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2023 Men: 54.8% 54.8% 2024 Men: 54.6% 54.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 6.8% 6.8% 2012 Asian: 6.7% 6.7% 2013 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2014 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2015 Asian: 8.0% 8.0% 2016 Asian: 7.2% 7.2% 2017 Asian: 8.7% 8.7% 2018 Asian: 8.5% 8.5% 2019 Asian: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Asian: 10.1% 10.1% 2021 Asian: 9.5% 9.5% 2022 Asian: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Asian: 9.0% 9.0% 2024 Asian: 10.1% 10.1% 2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2015 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2016 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2018 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2016 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2017 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2018 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2019 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2020 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2021 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2024 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2011 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2012 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2013 White: 75.4% 75.4% 2014 White: 77.4% 77.4% 2015 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2016 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2018 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2019 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2020 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2021 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2022 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2023 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2024 White: 63.8% 63.8% 2011 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2012 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2014 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 International: 5.5% 5.5% 2019 International: 3.8% 3.8% 2020 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2021 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2022 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 International: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 International: 6.3% 6.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Asian: 10.3% 10.3% 2021 Asian: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Asian: 12.0% 12.0% 2023 Asian: 12.4% 12.4% 2024 Asian: 12.8% 12.8% 2025 Asian: 13.6% 13.6% 2020 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2022 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2023 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2025 Hispanic: 9.9% 9.9% 2020 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2021 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2022 White: 61.1% 61.1% 2023 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2024 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2025 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2020 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2022 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2023 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2025 International: 4.6% 4.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 657 31% / 69% 1% $62,920 65 96%
Biochemistry 118 — 37% / 63% 1% $65,708 70 92%
Agribusiness 39 — 51% / 49% 0% $75,047 82 100%
Animal and Poultry Sciences 149 — 15% / 85% 0% $50,326 31 96%
Crop and Soil Sciences 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,514 32 100%
Dairy Science 20 — 20% / 80% 0% $50,326 31 96%
Ecological Restoration 51 — 37% / 63% 2% $66,140 71 96%
Environmental Horticulture 14 — 43% / 57% 7% $50,514 32 100%
Food Science and Technology 22 — 45% / 55% 0% $67,697 73 100%
Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise 203 — 29% / 71% 0% $69,820 76 96%
Integrated Agriculture Technologies 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,367 28 96%
Plant Science 28 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture, Arts, and Design 385 39% / 61% 4% $68,277 74 95%
Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management 81 — 40% / 60% 0% $71,079 78 92%
Architecture 131 — 41% / 59% 9% $82,291 88 96%
Industrial Design 35 — 51% / 49% 3% $65,873 70 95%
Interior Design 39 — 10% / 90% 0% $65,873 70 95%
Landscape Architecture 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $70,520 77 97%
Music 18 — 72% / 28% 6% $47,192 22 100%
Studio Art 49 — 29% / 71% 0% $50,280 31 94%
Theatre Arts 20 +1 40% / 60% 0% $35,770 5 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 2,137 81% / 19% 7% $109,310 98 95%
Aerospace Engineering 207 — 82% / 18% 2% $101,203 97 93%
Chemical Engineering 71 — 56% / 44% 1% $99,964 97 94%
Civil Engineering 208 — 69% / 31% 3% $85,365 90 99%
Computer Engineering 208 — 92% / 8% 10% $124,549 99 97%
Electrical Engineering 102 — 95% / 5% 9% $103,948 98 84%
Engineering Mechanics — — — — $102,414 97 —
Industrial and Systems Engineering 179 — 73% / 27% 11% $104,765 98 96%
Materials Science and Engineering 59 — 73% / 27% 8% $91,439 94 96%
Mechanical Engineering 310 — 90% / 10% 5% $98,422 96 95%
Mining Engineering 21 — 76% / 24% 0% $97,512 96 100%
Computer Science 527 — 80% / 20% 10% $135,292 100 96%
Biological Systems Engineering 45 — 51% / 49% 2% $81,085 87 97%
Building Construction 120 — 88% / 12% 1% $98,141 96 96%
Construction Engineering and Management 47 — 85% / 15% 4% $97,584 96 100%
Packaging Science 33 — 73% / 27% 3% $99,024 97 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1,213 37% / 63% 0% $65,194 69 95%
Applied Economics 22 — 50% / 50% 0% $87,833 92 97%
Communication 293 — 38% / 62% 0% $65,814 70 97%
English 74 — 19% / 81% 0% $57,051 51 93%
History 29 — 76% / 24% 0% $55,500 47 90%
Human Development 135 — 9% / 91% 1% $57,233 51 94%
International Relations 99 — 46% / 54% 0% $75,124 82 86%
Modern Languages and Literatures 59 +1 37% / 63% 0% $64,001 67 92%
Philosophy 47 — 49% / 51% 2% $76,437 84 86%
Political Science 200 — 55% / 46% 0% $73,550 81 98%
Public Policy and Administration 43 — 35% / 65% 0% $69,325 76 96%
Religion and Culture 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $58,795 56 —
Sociology 161 +1 34% / 66% 1% $53,755 41 98%
Elementary Education 23 — 4% / 96% 4% — — —
Secondary Education 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $59,260 57 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Resources and Environment 232 56% / 44% 1% $58,361 54 97%
Meteorology 35 — 63% / 37% 0% $62,147 63 97%
Environmental Resources Management — — — — $92,277 94 97%
Forestry 78 — 50% / 50% 1% $62,695 64 99%
Forestry 14 — 64% / 36% 7% $62,695 64 99%
Wildlife Conservation 66 — 42% / 58% 0% $45,711 18 96%
Geography 39 — 82% / 18% 3% $66,150 71 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 1,212 46% / 54% 4% $70,537 77 95%
Computational Modeling and Data Analytics 138 — 73% / 27% 18% $93,661 95 —
Chemistry 62 — 52% / 48% 3% $71,083 78 92%
Geosciences 25 — 60% / 40% 0% $69,239 76 94%
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 10 — 40% / 60% 0% — — —
Mathematics 75 — 87% / 13% 11% $71,199 78 95%
Nanoscience & Nanomedicine 66 — 47% / 53% 2% $76,705 84 —
Physics 41 — 83% / 17% 5% $79,027 86 80%
Physics & Interdisciplinary Course 21 — 62% / 38% 5% $76,996 84 —
Statistics 31 — 74% / 26% 3% $74,936 82 100%
Biological Sciences 253 — 28% / 72% 2% $63,905 67 94%
Computational Biology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,699 72 —
Microbiology 23 — 43% / 57% 0% $66,752 72 100%
Economics 92 — 78% / 22% 4% $87,833 92 97%
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience 176 — 26% / 74% 1% $59,269 57 100%
Psychology 197 — 21% / 79% 2% $59,858 58 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Pamplin College of Business 1,735 61% / 39% 3% $97,597 96 96%
Business Information Technology 610 +1 66% / 34% 7% $110,643 99 98%
Accounting and Information Systems 146 — 55% / 45% 1% $95,536 95 98%
Finance 356 — 76% / 24% 2% $102,908 97 94%
Hospitality and Tourism Management 46 — 24% / 76% 2% $60,768 60 100%
Management 228 +2 53% / 47% 3% $79,590 86 92%
Marketing Management 241 — 38% / 62% 0% $83,353 89 96%
Real Estate 108 — 72% / 28% 1% $94,688 95 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 117 21% / 79% 2% $70,122 77 95%
Public Health 117 — 21% / 79% 2% $70,122 77 95%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,887
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $36,521
Est. In-State Cost $17,964
Est. Out-of-State Cost $47,244
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 81.6% 81.6% 2012 Graduated: 82.7% 82.7% 2013 Graduated: 82.4% 82.4% 2014 Graduated: 82.6% 82.6% 2015 Graduated: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 Graduated: 83.8% 83.8% 2017 Graduated: 84.4% 84.4% 2018 Graduated: 83.7% 83.7% 2019 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 Graduated: 86.1% 86.1% 2021 Graduated: 86.6% 86.6% 2022 Graduated: 86.4% 86.4% 2023 Graduated: 86.3% 86.3% 2024 Graduated: 86.2% 86.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 78.9% 78.9% 2012 Men: 79.4% 79.4% 2013 Men: 78.7% 78.7% 2014 Men: 78.4% 78.4% 2015 Men: 80.5% 80.5% 2016 Men: 81.5% 81.5% 2017 Men: 80.9% 80.9% 2018 Men: 79.9% 79.9% 2019 Men: 83.7% 83.7% 2020 Men: 82.8% 82.8% 2021 Men: 84.1% 84.1% 2022 Men: 83.2% 83.2% 2023 Men: 83.3% 83.3% 2024 Men: 83.1% 83.1% 2011 Women: 85.1% 85.1% 2012 Women: 86.9% 86.9% 2013 Women: 87.1% 87.1% 2014 Women: 87.7% 87.7% 2015 Women: 86.8% 86.8% 2016 Women: 87.0% 87.0% 2017 Women: 89.1% 89.1% 2018 Women: 88.5% 88.5% 2019 Women: 88.2% 88.2% 2020 Women: 90.2% 90.2% 2021 Women: 89.7% 89.7% 2022 Women: 90.3% 90.3% 2023 Women: 90.2% 90.2% 2024 Women: 90.0% 90.0%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 78.8% 78.8% 2012 Asian: 81.9% 81.9% 2013 Asian: 85.2% 85.2% 2014 Asian: 82.5% 82.5% 2015 Asian: 83.1% 83.1% 2016 Asian: 88.8% 88.8% 2017 Asian: 87.2% 87.2% 2018 Asian: 86.0% 86.0% 2019 Asian: 88.6% 88.6% 2020 Asian: 90.0% 90.0% 2021 Asian: 89.5% 89.5% 2022 Asian: 87.4% 87.4% 2023 Asian: 89.5% 89.5% 2024 Asian: 91.1% 91.1% 2011 Black: 67.0% 67.0% 2012 Black: 70.7% 70.7% 2013 Black: 72.0% 72.0% 2014 Black: 75.2% 75.2% 2015 Black: 71.6% 71.6% 2016 Black: 71.2% 71.2% 2017 Black: 70.9% 70.9% 2018 Black: 76.4% 76.4% 2019 Black: 76.5% 76.5% 2020 Black: 74.3% 74.3% 2021 Black: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 Black: 80.8% 80.8% 2023 Black: 80.3% 80.3% 2024 Black: 75.7% 75.7% 2011 Hispanic: 78.9% 78.9% 2012 Hispanic: 79.8% 79.8% 2013 Hispanic: 74.7% 74.7% 2014 Hispanic: 82.3% 82.3% 2015 Hispanic: 82.3% 82.3% 2016 Hispanic: 81.1% 81.1% 2017 Hispanic: 82.4% 82.4% 2018 Hispanic: 84.4% 84.4% 2019 Hispanic: 78.5% 78.5% 2020 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3% 2021 Hispanic: 85.3% 85.3% 2022 Hispanic: 83.4% 83.4% 2023 Hispanic: 84.7% 84.7% 2024 Hispanic: 82.8% 82.8% 2011 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2012 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2013 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2014 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2015 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2016 White: 84.7% 84.7% 2017 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2018 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2019 White: 87.2% 87.2% 2020 White: 86.7% 86.7% 2021 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2022 White: 88.0% 88.0% 2023 White: 87.5% 87.5% 2024 White: 87.8% 87.8% 2011 International: 66.3% 66.3% 2012 International: 67.1% 67.1% 2013 International: 72.8% 72.8% 2014 International: 79.8% 79.8% 2015 International: 77.1% 77.1% 2016 International: 68.0% 68.0% 2017 International: 73.3% 73.3% 2018 International: 63.8% 63.8% 2019 International: 75.7% 75.7% 2020 International: 81.7% 81.7% 2021 International: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 International: 77.6% 77.6% 2023 International: 75.5% 75.5% 2024 International: 75.0% 75.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.3% 1,559 35% / 65% 1% $63,635 66 95%
Engineering 17.8% 1,365 81% / 19% 6% $101,844 97 95%
Computer Science 16.6% 1,275 73% / 27% 9% $118,993 99 97%
Business & Economics 16.1% 1,239 59% / 41% 2% $90,277 93 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 9.7% 742 35% / 65% 1% $61,985 63 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 396 32% / 68% 2% $64,622 68 94%
Arts 5.0% 385 39% / 61% 4% $68,278 74 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 4.8% 366 65% / 35% 4% $72,741 80 93%
Professional 2.6% 200 84% / 16% 2% $98,156 96 97%
Health Sciences 1.5% 117 21% / 79% 2% $70,122 77 95%
Education 0.6% 44 18% / 82% 2% $59,260 57 —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $277M #13 48% $25.3M 202 #11 1,147 84
Agriculture & Food Science $117M #20 33% $4.5M 50 #6 230 51
Life & Natural Sciences $64.4M #74 52% $0.8M 55 #45 369 40
Health Sciences $61.2M #76 45% $0.5M — — — 2
Physical Sciences & Math $43.3M #80 59% $0.5M 43 #72 414 73
Computer Science $41.8M #13 51% $1.9M 24 #37 318 12
Humanities & Social Sciences $15.1M #131 41% $0.7M 57 #92 252 8
Business & Economics $11.2M #60 25% $0.0M 20 #61 60 —
Education $3.0M #145 54% $0 45 #72 — —
Total $635M #53 46% $34.3M 496 #37 2,790 270

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 47% 59% 58%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 66.5% 66.5% 2012 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4% 2013 Acceptance: 70.3% 70.3% 2014 Acceptance: 72.6% 72.6% 2015 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4% 2016 Acceptance: 70.9% 70.9% 2017 Acceptance: 70.1% 70.1% 2018 Acceptance: 64.8% 64.8% 2019 Acceptance: 70.0% 70.0% 2020 Acceptance: 65.8% 65.8% 2021 Acceptance: 56.5% 56.5% 2022 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2023 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2024 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8% 2011 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2012 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2013 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2014 Yield: 36.5% 36.5% 2015 Yield: 38.7% 38.7% 2016 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2017 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2018 Yield: 30.3% 30.3% 2019 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2020 Yield: 32.6% 32.6% 2021 Yield: 28.5% 28.5% 2022 Yield: 27.7% 27.7% 2023 Yield: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Yield: 25.3% 25.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 20,828 20,828 2012 Applicants: 20,191 20,191 2013 Applicants: 19,112 19,112 2014 Applicants: 20,744 20,744 2015 Applicants: 22,280 22,280 2016 Applicants: 25,000 25,000 2017 Applicants: 27,423 27,423 2018 Applicants: 31,936 31,936 2019 Applicants: 31,974 31,974 2020 Applicants: 30,771 30,771 2021 Applicants: 42,054 42,054 2022 Applicants: 45,321 45,321 2023 Applicants: 47,208 47,208 2024 Applicants: 52,498 52,498 2011 Admitted: 13,860 13,860 2012 Admitted: 14,210 14,210 2013 Admitted: 13,432 13,432 2014 Admitted: 15,067 15,067 2015 Admitted: 16,355 16,355 2016 Admitted: 17,718 17,718 2017 Admitted: 19,212 19,212 2018 Admitted: 20,709 20,709 2019 Admitted: 22,393 22,393 2020 Admitted: 20,239 20,239 2021 Admitted: 23,746 23,746 2022 Admitted: 25,825 25,825 2023 Admitted: 26,923 26,923 2024 Admitted: 28,758 28,758 2011 Enrolled: 5,221 5,221 2012 Enrolled: 5,487 5,487 2013 Enrolled: 5,364 5,364 2014 Enrolled: 5,494 5,494 2015 Enrolled: 6,324 6,324 2016 Enrolled: 5,929 5,929 2017 Enrolled: 6,836 6,836 2018 Enrolled: 6,285 6,285 2019 Enrolled: 7,651 7,651 2020 Enrolled: 6,608 6,608 2021 Enrolled: 6,758 6,758 2022 Enrolled: 7,166 7,166 2023 Enrolled: 7,196 7,196 2024 Enrolled: 7,289 7,289

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1270 – 1440
SAT Math Range 640 – 730
SAT RW Range 640 – 720

SAT Composite

25th 75th
1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1110 1110 2012 25th: 1110 1110 2013 25th: 1120 1120 2014 25th: 1110 1110 2015 25th: 1100 1100 2016 25th: 1100 1100 2017 25th: 1180 1180 2018 25th: 1180 1180 2019 25th: 1180 1180 2020 25th: 1170 1170 2021 25th: 1210 1210 2022 25th: 1240 1240 2023 25th: 1240 1240 2024 25th: 1280 1280 2011 75th: 1310 1310 2012 75th: 1320 1320 2013 75th: 1320 1320 2014 75th: 1320 1320 2015 75th: 1320 1320 2016 75th: 1320 1320 2017 75th: 1360 1360 2018 75th: 1390 1390 2019 75th: 1390 1390 2020 75th: 1370 1370 2021 75th: 1410 1410 2022 75th: 1430 1430 2023 75th: 1420 1420 2024 75th: 1450 1450

SAT Math

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 570 570 2012 25th: 570 570 2013 25th: 580 580 2014 25th: 570 570 2015 25th: 560 560 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 590 590 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 590 590 2020 25th: 580 580 2021 25th: 600 600 2022 25th: 620 620 2023 25th: 620 620 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 670 670 2012 75th: 680 680 2013 75th: 680 680 2014 75th: 680 680 2015 75th: 680 680 2016 75th: 680 680 2017 75th: 690 690 2018 75th: 710 710 2019 75th: 710 710 2020 75th: 690 690 2021 75th: 720 720 2022 75th: 730 730 2023 75th: 720 720 2024 75th: 740 740

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 540 540 2012 25th: 540 540 2013 25th: 540 540 2014 25th: 540 540 2015 25th: 540 540 2016 25th: 540 540 2017 25th: 590 590 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 590 590 2020 25th: 590 590 2021 25th: 610 610 2022 25th: 620 620 2023 25th: 620 620 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 640 640 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 670 670 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 690 690 2022 75th: 700 700 2023 75th: 700 700 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2012 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2015 Submitted: 89.0% 89.0% 2016 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.

Rankings

Fun and Games

Michelin Star Meal Plan Best Food
Three Stars

Engineering

It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
Wind Tunnel Wizards
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
High-Vis Vests & Factory Floor Grunts
Playing House Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Resistance Is Futile Computer Engineering
Segfault Survivors & Kernel Panickers
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
My Precious
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Carbon Crushers
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr Industrial Engineering
The Classics
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Alloy Stars
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Defense Budget Beneficiaries
We Glow In The Dark Nuclear Engineering
Atom Splitters

Computer Science

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science (Eng)
LeetCode Grinders
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
Cybersecurity & Cloud Titans

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Plastics, Polymers & Profitable Patents
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Sedimentary Scholars
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Number Crunchers

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Mitosis Mode
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Petal Pushers
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Read the Slides

Agriculture & Food Science

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Bushels and Balance Sheets
Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Farm to Lab
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Green Scholars
Better Eating Through Chemistry Food Science & Nutrition
Beakers and Bagels
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Health Sciences

Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Sample Slingers

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
SQL Slingers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Fortune 500 Feeders
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Industry Connected
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Culture Architects
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Aspiring Ari Golds

Humanities & Social Sciences

I Think, Therefore I Major Cognitive Science
The Academic Anarchists
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Compost Curriculum
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Corporate Compliance Consultants
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Chalkboard Champions
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Conjugation Crew
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Document-Based Question Crew
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Niche Educators
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Equation Educators

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters

Professional

The Hard Hat Caste Construction
Permit-Ready
You Can't Handle The Truth Military
Senior Military Colleges