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Virginia Tech
Sign in to saveAlso known as VT, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VPI, vt.edu, VPISU, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, VaTech
public university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia
Key facts
- Former names
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872–1896), Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896–1944), Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944–1970)
- Motto
- Ut Prosim ( Latin )
- Motto in english
- That I May Serve
- Type
- Public land-grant research senior military university
- Established
- June 20, 1872 ; 153 years ago ( 1872-06-20 )
- Accreditation
- SACS
- Academic affiliations
- ORAU SCHEV URA CUWMA Sea-grant Space-grant
- Endowment
- $2.09 billion (2025)
- President
- Timothy Sands
- Provost
- Julie Ross
- Academic staff
- 2,976 full-time, 261 part-time (fall 2023)
- Students
- 38,294 (fall 2023)
- Undergraduates
- 30,504 (fall 2023)
- Postgraduates
- 7,790 (fall 2023)
- Campus
- Small city , 2,600 acres (11 km ; 4.1 sq mi)
- Other campuses
- Abingdon Hampton Roads Northern Virginia Richmond Roanoke Riva San Vitale Punta Cana
- Newspaper
- Collegiate Times
- Colors
- Chicago maroon and burnt orange
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1872
- Location
- Blacksburg, United States
- Also known as
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 1300
- Official website
- www.vt.edu
- Image
- VT Burruss Hall.jpg
- Students count
- 28470
- Admission rate
- 0.66
- Motto
- Ut Prosim
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- inception
- 1872-00-00
- postal code
- 24061-0131
- Commons category
- Virginia Tech
- Commons gallery
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- street address
- 210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0131
- P12749
- Smidovich
- social media followers
- 28300
- native label
- Virginia Tech
- admission yield rate
- 0.33
- endowment
- 1690394000
- ranking
- 389
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The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872.
The university also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.