Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech (VT), formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. 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.
Former names | Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872–1896) Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896–1944) Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944–1970) |
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| Motto | Ut Prosim (Latin) |
Motto in English | "That I May Serve" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university and senior military college |
| Established | June 20, 1872 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
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| Endowment | $1.34 billion (2020) |
| Budget | $1.5 billion |
| President | Timothy D. Sands |
| Provost | Cyril Clarke |
Academic staff | 1,395 |
| Students | 36,383 |
| Undergraduates | 29,300 |
| Postgraduates | 7,083 |
| Location | , , United States 37°13.5′N 80°25.5′W |
| Campus | Small city, 2,600 acres (11 km2; 4.1 sq mi) |
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| Newspaper | Collegiate Times |
| Colors | Chicago maroon and burnt orange |
| Nickname | Hokies |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – ACC |
| Mascot | HokieBird |
| Website | www |
Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to its 37,000 students; as of 2016, it was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".
The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. VT alumni include 2 Rhodes Scholars, 4 Marshall Scholars, 38 Goldwater Scholars, and 131 Fulbright Scholars. Among its alumni are 8 Medal of Honor recipients, 97 flag officers, governors of two U.S. states, 2 astronauts, and a billionaire. Three Nobel laureates and two MacArthur Fellows have received a degree or served as faculty members at the university. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.