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Virginia Military Institute Data & Information Overview

257 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
64% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Virginia Military Institute Ranked?

#326 Best Colleges in Nation
#11 Best Colleges in VA
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Virginia Military Institute was awarded 257 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biological & biomedical sciences.

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Overall Quality

VMI is ranked #326 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Out of the 63 colleges in Virginia, VMI is ranked at #11.

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Is It Hard to Get Into VMI?

64% Acceptance Rate
17% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Virginia Military Institute you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to VMI submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Virginia Military Institute  ( 550 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Virginia Military Institute  ( 530 to 650 )
200
800
VMI received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Virginia Military Institute  ( 22 to 27 )
1
36

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Virginia Military Institute Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At VMI, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Virginia Military Institute is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Virginia Military Institute

87% Freshmen Retention
67% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Virginia Military Institute enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  87 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At VMI the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 67%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  67 out of 100
0
100

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Virginia Military Institute Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,698 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
13.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,698 full-time undergraduates at VMI.

How Much Does Virginia Military Institute Cost?

$22,025 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
$29,948 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of VMI is $22,025. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for VMI

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,556 $12,429 $13,613 $18,173 $27,394

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of VMI, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At VMI, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,487 a year. That adds up to $29,948 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at VMI is 1.6%. 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.

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How Much Money Do VMI Graduates Make?

$71,910 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from VMI with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $71,910 in their early years. That's great news for VMI students since it is 69% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Virginia Military Institute

Virginia State
1,698 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Virginia Military Institute is a public institution located in Lexington, Virginia. The location of VMI is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for VMI are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Vmi Parade, Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Phone: 540-464-7207
Website: www.vmi.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vmi1839
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vamilitary

Virginia Military Institute Majors

14 Majors With Completions
413 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
International Relations & National Security 56 $39,302
Civil Engineering 52 $47,030
Economics 48 $41,118
Mechanical Engineering 41 $41,215
General Psychology 39 $38,487
General Biology 36 $38,712
History 33 $39,325
Computer Science 25 $43,367
General English Literature 21 $39,671
Electrical Engineering 18 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Virginia Military Institute along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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