Virginia Tech Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the graduation rates was 86.42% (5,116 students out of 5,920 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time. For example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree.). By gender, 2,672 male and 2,444 female students have graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Last year, the graduation rate was 86.42%. where 5,116 students out of 5,920 candidate completed their degree.

4,088 students completed their course in 4 years and 878 finished there bachelor's (or equivalent) degree. Additional 111 students graduated within 6 years, usually referred as 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 228 of 294 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 77.55%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is 0.35% (21 out of 5,920 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the retention rate is 91% for full-time students and 71 % for part-time students.