Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Student Population

How many students at Virginia Tech?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has a total enrollment of 38,857 students, including 31,035 undergraduate and 7,822 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 21,926 male students (56.4%) and 16,931 female students (43.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 21,019 White students (54.1%) and 4,768 Asian students (12.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 31,035 undergraduate students (79.9%) and 7,822 graduate students (20.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,577 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 19,313 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Virginia Tech's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 21,926 male (56.43%) and 16,931 female (43.57%) students are attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 129.50.

By class level, 31,035 (79.87%) are undergraduate students and 7,822 (20.13%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 56.67% are male and 43.33% are female, while among graduate students, 55.48% are male and 44.52% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 21,019 White, 2,198 Black, and 4,768 Asian students out of a total of 38,857 are attending at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Virginia Tech has 140 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 32,488 students under 25 years old, and 5,804 students over 25 years old out of 38,294 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 140 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Virginia Tech has 30,019 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 483 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,469 graduate students aged under 25 and 5,321 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1,577 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 19,313 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,220 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 357 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 31,035 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,063 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.43%.1,051 students have transferred in as full-time status and 12 students transferred in as part-time status.