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Acceptance Rate 54.78%
Yield 25.35%
SAT Score 1,360
ACT Score 30
Applicants 52,498

Virginia Tech Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 54.78% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Total 52,498 students applied and 28,758 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,360 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationvt.edu/admissions/undergraduate.html
Online Applicationvt.edu/apply.html
Acceptance Rate54.78%
Average Test Scores1,360 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 54.78%. A total of 52,498 students (30,054 men and 22,242 women) have applied to and 28,758 (15,531 men and 13,105 women) students admitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Among them, 3,966 male and 3,295 female students have enrolled into Virginia Tech and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.35%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Virginia Tech
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants52,49830,05422,2422020
Admitted28,75815,53113,1051220
Enrolled7,2893,9663,295280
Acceptance Rate 54.78% 51.68% 58.92% 60.40% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.35% 25.54% 25.14% 22.95% -
[Chart] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Virginia Tech, 3,010 applicants (41% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 668 applicants (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,360 at Virginia Tech. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,450 and 25th percentile score is 1,280.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Virginia Tech. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Virginia Tech with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Virginia Tech
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total128013601450
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640670710
Math640690740
ACT Composite283032
Math262932
English263034
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Virginia Tech
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Virginia Tech

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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