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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

4-years Public College In Blacksburg, VA

Total 38,170 students are enrolled in Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (30,434 undergraduate and 7,736 graduate). Among them, 1,625 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 2,341 faculties are working for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and student to faculty ratio is 16.30 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	38,170
Undergraduate	30,434
Graduate	7,736
Online Degree Enrollment	1,625
Total Number of Faculty	2,341
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 38,170 students enrolled into Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 30,434 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 7,736 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 34,448 full-time and 3,722 part-time students. By gender, 21,299 male and 15,980 female students are attending at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	37,279	21,299	15,980
Undergraduate	29,760	17,049	12,711
Graduate	7,519	4,250	3,269

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	37,279	34,448	2,831
Undergraduate	29,760	28,929	831
Graduate	7,519	5,519	2,000

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. There are 21,793 White (58.46%), 2,026 Black/African American (5.43%), 2,974 Hispanic (7.98%), 3,970 Asian (10.65%), and 6,516 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	37,279	21,299	15,980
American Indian/Native American	42	22	20
Asian	3,970	2,309	1,661
Black/African American	2,026	1,087	939
Hispanic	2,974	1,642	1,332
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	22	18
White	21,793	12,117	9,676
Two More	1,740	944	796
Un-Known	1,000	609	391

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	29,760	17,049	12,711
American Indian/Native American	33	18	15
Asian	3,551	2,066	1,485
Black/African American	1,626	895	731
Hispanic	2,560	1,430	1,130
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	22	18
White	18,220	10,248	7,972
Two More	1,536	846	690
Un-Known	724	437	287

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,519	4,250	3,269
American Indian/Native American	9	4	5
Asian	419	243	176
Black/African American	400	192	208
Hispanic	414	212	202
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	3,573	1,869	1,704
Two More	204	98	106
Un-Known	276	172	104

Distance Learning Population

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 1,581 students (4.24% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 19,796 students (53.10% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	37,279	1,581	19,796	15,902
Undergraduate	29,760	242	17,671	11,847
Graduate	7,519	1,339	2,125	4,055

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 19,404 students are aged 20 to 24 (52.05% of total students), 12,183 students are aged below 20 (32.68%), 258 students are aged above 50 (0.69%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	37,279	21,299	15,980
Under 18	126	63	63
Age 18-19	12,057	6,512	5,545
Age 20-21	13,729	7,678	6,051
Age 22-24	5,675	3,690	1,985
Age 25-29	3,109	1,861	1,248
Age 30-34	1,203	725	478
Age 35-39	539	319	220
Age 40-49	583	320	263
Age 50-64	239	118	121
Over 64	19	13	6
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	29,760	17,049	12,711
Under 18	126	63	63
Age 18-19	12,055	6,510	5,545
Age 20-21	13,616	7,622	5,994
Age 22-24	3,464	2,503	961
Age 25-29	363	266	97
Age 30-34	79	55	24
Age 35-39	32	18	14
Age 40-49	17	8	9
Age 50-64	6	3	3
Over 64	2	1	1
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,519	4,250	3,269
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	2	2	0
Age 20-21	113	56	57
Age 22-24	2,211	1,187	1,024
Age 25-29	2,746	1,595	1,151
Age 30-34	1,124	670	454
Age 35-39	507	301	206
Age 40-49	566	312	254
Age 50-64	233	115	118
Over 64	17	12	5
Age Un-Known	0	0	0