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Virginia Tech is a public institution situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. Blacksburg is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Virginia Tech?

Contact details for Virginia Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061-0131
Phone:	540-231-6994
Website:	www.vt.edu

Can I Afford Virginia Tech?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Virginia Tech students paid $504 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,323 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,104	$31,754
Fees	$2,562	$3,166
Books and Supplies	$1,100	$1,100
On Campus Room and Board	$12,680	$12,680
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,908	$3,908

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Virginia Tech, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $9,600 a year. That adds up to $38,400 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Tech is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 29,760 undergraduate students at Virginia Tech, with 28,929 being full-time and 831 being part-time.

There are also 7,519 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,929 full-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Tech students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,444
Black or African American	1,597
Hispanic or Latino	2,498
White	17,712
International Students	1,417
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,261

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Tech. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 115 countries are represented at Virginia Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Virginia Tech

In 2020-2021, 21,377 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Virginia Tech has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Virginia Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Virginia Tech was 238.2%. This is the #199 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Virginia Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

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