Headcounts and Directory Information
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is a public, four-years institute located in Blacksburg, VA. It has a total enrollment of 38,857 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 2,450 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Virginia Tech. The average faculty salary is $126,699 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 9,191 employees work at Virginia Tech. The average non-instructional staff salary is $78,105. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA |
| Phone Number | 540-231-6994 |
| Web | www.vt.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 2,219 Full-time / 231 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 8,706 Full-time / 485 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $126,699 |
| Staff Average Salary | $78,105 |
| Student Population | 38,857 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, there are 9,191 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 8,706 full-time and 485 part-time staffs work at Virginia Tech. By gender there are 4,442 male and 4,749 female employees.
Among them, 2,450 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,976 full-time and 261 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,956 male and 1,281 female faculty teaching at Virginia Tech.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 9,191 | 4,442 | 4,749 | 8,706 | 4,193 | 4,513 | 485 | 249 | 236 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,237 | 1,956 | 1,281 | 2,976 | 1,802 | 1,174 | 261 | 154 | 107 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 55 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 20 | 35 | - | - | - |
| Management | 366 | 177 | 189 | 197 | 94 | 103 | 169 | 83 | 86 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 2,341 | 944 | 1,397 | 2,316 | 939 | 1,377 | 25 | 5 | 20 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 712 | 415 | 297 | 700 | 412 | 288 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 173 | 83 | 90 | 172 | 83 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 101 | 10 | 91 | 100 | 9 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Service | 554 | 260 | 294 | 554 | 260 | 294 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 1,192 | 155 | 1,037 | 1,177 | 152 | 1,025 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 411 | 380 | 31 | 411 | 380 | 31 | - | - | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 49 | 42 | 7 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |