Virginia Military Institute

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 50,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,569
Men / Women 86% / 14%
From State 64%
From Region 8%
Athletes 429 (28.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 69%
Hispanic 11%
Black 8%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Virginia Military Institute 353 88% 75% 3% 5% 10% 1% $81,184 75 +0.54 77 98%
Civil Engineering 37 — 92% 70% 5% 5% 11% 3% $83,240 8 -1.30 79 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 12 — 92% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $63,564 0 -2.52 41 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 18 — 94% 83% 0% 0% 6% 0% $86,111 2 -1.65 82 100% — — — —
Computer Science 23 — 91% 70% 13% 0% 13% 4% $91,334 13 -0.98 86 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 12 — 92% 67% 8% 0% 8% 17% $73,325 4 -1.12 65 100% — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $72,030 59 +0.04 62 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 71% 0% 14% 0% 0% $68,035 10 -1.12 53 94% — — — —
Biology 30 — 63% 73% 7% 0% 10% 0% $72,343 80 +0.68 63 96% — — — —
Economics 45 — 98% 84% 0% 4% 4% 2% $86,489 39 -0.43 82 100% — — — —
English 13 — 85% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $74,677 99 +2.71 67 100% — — — —
History 40 — 98% 75% 0% 5% 12% 0% $83,528 96 +2.60 80 100% — — — —
Modern Languages 8 +3 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $82,987 99 +2.23 79 100% — — — —
International Studies 62 — 82% 79% 3% 5% 8% 0% $83,252 84 +0.55 79 100% — — — —
Psychology 41 — 83% 59% 5% 17% 12% 0% $79,239 100 +3.67 74 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,572
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $54,293
Est. In-State Cost $27,906
Est. Out-of-State Cost $70,233
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.2% 103 83% 71% 4% 10% 10% 0% $81,655 97 +1.79 78 98% —
Engineering 19.0% 67 93% 75% 3% 4% 10% 1% $80,487 0 -1.61 76 98% —
Humanities 17.3% 61 92% 79% 0% 3% 11% 0% $81,571 98 +2.57 77 100% —
Business & Economics 12.7% 45 98% 84% 0% 4% 4% 2% $86,489 64 -0.43 82 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 30 63% 73% 7% 0% 10% 0% $72,343 75 +0.68 63 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 6.8% 24 92% 71% 4% 4% 8% 8% $71,512 29 -0.88 61 98% —
Computer Science 6.5% 23 91% 70% 13% 0% 13% 4% $91,334 19 -0.98 86 96% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.1M #192 83% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #543 49% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #388 56% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #506 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #522 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #398 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.5M #469 74% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 132 $549K $549K $0
Football 105 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Lacrosse 52 $955K $955K $0
Baseball 37 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 35 $263K $263K $0
Wrestling 29 $705K $705K $0
Soccer 25 $485K $485K $0
Basketball 18 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Rifle 10 $53K $53K $0
Total 344 $11.7M $11.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 90 $519K $519K $0
Soccer 34 $600K $600K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $269K $269K $0
Water Polo 14 $473K $473K $0
Rifle 13 $69K $69K $0
Total 85 $1.9M $1.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 222 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Football 105 $5.4M $5.4M $0
Soccer 59 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 59 $532K $532K $0
Lacrosse 52 $955K $955K $0
Baseball 37 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Wrestling 29 $705K $705K $0
Rifle 23 $123K $123K $0
Basketball 18 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Water Polo 14 $473K $473K $0
Total 429 $20.0M $20.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 76% 18%
Early Decision 83% 76% 17%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 7%
SAT Range 1090 – 1280
SAT Math Range 520 – 620
SAT RW Range 550 – 640