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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, VMI is ranked #926 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
VMI is also ranked #23 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
The acceptance rate at Virginia Military Institute is 71%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that VMI is a good fit for you.
About 17% 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 570 and 660. Math scores were between 535 and 640.
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.
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%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at VMI for first-time, full-time students is 76%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Virginia Military Institute.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,698 full-time undergraduates at VMI.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,812 | $13,862 | $12,260 | $16,801 | $25,668 |
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.
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 75% of students took out student loans averaging $6,390 a year. That adds up to $25,560 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineering | 57 | $61,547 |
| International Relations & National Security | 45 | $44,429 |
| Economics | 43 | $46,046 |
| General Psychology | 39 | $44,163 |
| History | 34 | $42,543 |
| General Biology | 31 | $43,797 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 30 | $47,837 |
| Computer Science | 24 | $58,225 |
| General English Literature | 22 | NA |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 20 | $43,923 |
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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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