Virginia Tech
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 senior military university |
| Established | June 20, 1872 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $2.09 billion (2025) |
| President | Timothy Sands |
| Provost | Julie Ross |
Academic staff | 2,976 full-time, 261 part-time (fall 2023) |
| Students | 38,294 (fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 30,504 (fall 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 7,790 (fall 2023) |
| Location | , United States 37°13.5′N 80°25.5′W / 37.2250°N 80.4250°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 | vt.edu |
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. 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.
Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to its over 38,000 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 spending and doctorate production".
The university's athletic teams are the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.