Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
What Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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ApplicationsVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Applications to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are up 81%.
From 31,974 in 2019-20 to 57,755 in 2025-26.
2019-2031,974
2025-2657,755
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
Who says yesVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
77% of students admitted to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University go elsewhere.
Only 23% of admits enroll, so Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll23%
Go elsewhere77%
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
WaitlistVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's waitlist works: 32% got in.
4,295 of 13,380 students who stayed on the list were admitted. Stay on it.
Admitted off the list32%
Not admitted68%
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
4 more things the data says PRO
- The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 70.0% in 2019-20 to 54.6% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 49.8% in 2026-27.
- 13,380 students stayed on the waitlist and 4,295 were admitted from it (32.1%).
- 23% of admitted students chose to enroll, higher than 89% of similar colleges.
- Applications rose 81% from 2019-20 to 2025-26 (31,974 to 57,755), faster than 88% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Most admits who named a round (38 of 46) applied Early Action, which closes Nov 15; 8 applied Regular Decision.
- About 42 admits built or led technical projects, such as robotics teams, coding clubs, hackathons, apps or startups.
- About 47 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 46 admits did steady community service, tutoring or nonprofit work, often alongside leadership in the same area.
- About 21 admits did real research or published work, such as lab projects, research internships, papers or conference talks.
- Students report Virginia Tech's Early Action results come late, around mid to late February, leaving little time to compare schools before deposit dates.
- Students report the four short essays count heavily, and a strong GPA and test profile can still end in a waitlist if the answers are thin.
- Students report your major strongly shapes odds: engineering is far more selective than business or other majors, and out-of-state admit rates are often higher.
- Students report the waitlist is unpredictable: some years many were taken off it into late March, and other years posters saw almost none.
- Students report Virginia Tech gives little merit aid to freshmen, often about $3K or none, especially out-of-state and international admits.
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