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Acceptance Rate 56.47%
Yield 28.46%
SAT Score 1,310
ACT Score 29
Applicants 42,054

Applying To Virginia Tech

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 56.47% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where a total of 42,054 students applied and 23,746 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,310 and the average ACT score is 29. It requires three items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Virginia Tech.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationvt.edu/admissions/undergraduate.html
Online Applicationvt.edu/apply.html
Acceptance Rate56.47%
Average Test Scores1,310 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 56.47% where a total of 42,054 students (23,588 men and 18,466 women) have applied to Virginia Tech and 23,746 (12,583 men and 11,163 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 3,776 male and 2,982 female students have enrolled into Virginia Tech and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 28.46%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Virginia Tech
TotalMenWomen
Applicants42,05423,58818,466
Admitted23,74612,58311,163
Enrolled6,7583,7762,982
Acceptance Rate 56.47% 53.34% 60.45%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 28.46% 30.01% 26.71%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Virginia Tech, 5,620 applicants (83% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,385 applicants (35%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,310 and the average ACT score is 29 at Virginia Tech. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,410 and 25th percentile score is 1,210. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 96 and the 25th percentile score is 76. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Virginia Tech.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Virginia Tech
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing610690
SAT Math600720
ACT Composite2632
ACT Math2631
ACT English2433
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Virginia Tech
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program△
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is Semester. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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