[Last update: December 11, 2025]
15,943 students (52% of total 30,504 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,993.
For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 67% of total 7,180 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,168.
All Undergraduate Financial Aid
At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 15,943 undergraduate students (52% of total 30,504 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,993.
Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid
4,806 beginning undergraduate students (67% of total 7,180 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The average amount of aid received is $9,168.
Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)
The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.