Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 21,687 male and 16,483 female students attending Virginia Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.32 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Virginia Tech.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Virginia Tech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total30,43429,569865
Men17,37816,805573
Women13,05612,764292
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Virginia Tech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,7365,7132,023
Men4,3093,1341,175
Women3,4272,579848

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,693 White students (56.83%) and 4,186 Asian students (10.97%) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native342014
Asian3,7332,1651,568
Black or African American1,8071,012795
Hispanic2,9041,6371,267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander372017
White18,16610,1498,017
Two or More Races1,592891701
Race/Ethnicity Unknown781472309
Total 30,43417,37813,056
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native844
Asian453260193
Black or African American375188187
Hispanic444214230
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White3,5271,7531,774
Two or More Races213104109
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21113279
Total 7,7364,3093,427

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 32,295 students whose age under twenty five and 2,603 students whose age is over thirty years old at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Especially, 149 students are younger than eighteen and 17 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
TotalMenWomen
Total30,434 17,37813,056
Under 18149 7178
18-1912,380 6,7365,644
20-2113,649 7,5796,070
22-243,789 2,6561,133
25-29336 25185
30-3469 5019
35-3929 1613
40-4922 1111
50-649 72
65 and over2 11
Total 30,434 17,37813,056
Population by Student Age at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
TotalMenWomen
Total7,736 4,3093,427
20-21123 5667
22-242,205 1,1411,064
25-292,936 1,7151,221
30-341,165 678487
35-39511 300211
40-49535 280255
50-64246 126120
65 and over15 132
Total 7,736 4,3093,427

Online Student Population

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 21,016 students (55.06% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,625 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,169 students live in Virginia where Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is located in and 435 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total38,17030,4347,736
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,6251801,445
Enrolled Some in Online Classes19,39117,3382,053
Not Enrolled in Online Classes17,15412,9164,238
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,6251801,445
Virginia Residents1,169171998
Other State in U.S.4355430
Outside of U.S.312
Unknown18315