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#132 Best Value Schools
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#13 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
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#42 Accounting
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#15 Aerospace /Aeronautical / Astronautical
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#14 Biological / Agricultural
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#9 Civil
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#17 Computer
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#16 Electrical / Electronic / Communications
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#10 Environmental / Environmental Health
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#4 Industrial / Manufacturing
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#20 Materials
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#16 Mechanical
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#45 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#42 Most Innovative Schools
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#322 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#30 Top Public Schools
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#29 Learning Communities
Virginia Tech is ranked #74 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
57
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
72
Graduation and retention rank
52
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
84%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
322
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
77%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
85%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
78%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
6
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.7
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
227
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
48
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
96.1%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
90%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
27.4%
Classes with 50 or more students
22%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
14:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
101
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1180-1390
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
38%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
123
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
87
Average alumni giving rate
12.3%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
