Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 5,116 students out of 5,920 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
By gender, 2,672 male and 2,444 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 71.52% (public Research University with very high research activity).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,920 | 5,116 | 86.42% |
| Men | 3,212 | 2,672 | 83.19% |
| Women | 2,708 | 2,444 | 90.25% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 75.00%
- Asian: 87.36%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 80.80%
- Hispanic: 83.42%
- White: 88.03%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 84.21%
- Unknown: 80.53%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 75.00%(6/8) | 100.00%(5/5) | 33.33%(1/3) |
| Asian | 87.36%(546/625) | 84.52%(284/336) | 90.66%(262/289) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 80.80%(202/250) | 75.97%(98/129) | 85.95%(104/121) |
| Hispanic | 83.42%(317/380) | 79.79%(154/193) | 87.17%(163/187) |
| White | 88.03%(3,434/3,901) | 85.12%(1,773/2,083) | 91.36%(1,661/1,818) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(6/6) | 100.00%(2/2) | 100.00%(4/4) |
| Two or More Race | 84.21%(224/266) | 80.88%(110/136) | 87.69%(114/130) |
| Unknown | 80.53%(153/190) | 78.51%(95/121) | 84.06%(58/69) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Virginia Tech, the transfer-out rate is 0.35%.
Virginia Tech's retention rate is 91% for full-time students and 71 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 86.03%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 228 of 294 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 77.55%.