Virginia Military Institute

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Acceptance Rate

71.3%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1050–1270

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$20,484

Out-of-State Tuition

$51,186

Undergrad Enrollment

1,560

Applicants

1,171

Yield Rate

49.0%

Endowment / Student

$458,729

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$17,113/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $68,452 over four years.

What grads earn

$75,059/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $74,239 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

86% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

43%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Virginia Military Institute’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,697

$30–48k$9,246

$48–75k$12,162

$75–110k$13,385

Over $110k$23,434

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

74%

Completion · all

75%

Completion · Pell

74%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

84%

Median debt

$22,996

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,171

Admitted

95781.7%

Enrolled

46949% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

71.1%▼ +11.5pp

Application Volume

1,192 applicants▼ 21%

Virginia Military Institute has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation71% / 29%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball37Basketball18Football105Lacrosse52Soccer25Swimming35Track & Field132Wrestling29

Women's

Rifle11Soccer34Swimming24Track & Field90Water Polo14

Coed

Rifle12

Research Activity

FY 2024

$3Mtotal R&D expenditure#563 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

International Relations and Affairs55 grads

Economics, General46 grads

History, General44 grads

Psychology, General43 grads

Civil Engineering, General40 grads

Mechanical Engineering33 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General30 grads

Computer Science26 grads

English Language and Literature, General23 grads

Applied Mathematics, General18 grads

4yr Grad Rate

64%

6yr Grad Rate

74%

Retention Rate

81%

Median Earnings

$77,369