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Virginia Military Institute

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Lexington, VA
Population 50,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,560
Men / Women 86% / 14%
White 65%
Hispanic 10%
Black 9%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 45%
Engineering 22%
Business & Economics 12%
Computer Science & Math 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $21,046
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $52,638
Est. In-State Cost $27,225
Est. Out-of-State Cost $68,093
10-Year ROI $259,000
ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (35th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Early Decision Nov 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #269
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #494
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #557

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
ACT Range 24 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Virginia Military Institute 390 87% / 13% 2% $75,455
Civil Engineering 40 90% / 10% 2% $79,934
Electrical Engineering 11 +1 82% / 18% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 33 94% / 6% 6% $82,981
Applied Mathematics 18 78% / 22% 11%
Computer Science 26 92% / 8% 4%
Biology 30 73% / 27% 0% $78,312
Chemistry 4 +1 75% / 25% 0%
Physics 8 +2 88% / 12% 0%
Economics 46 93% / 7% 0% $79,271
English 23 +1 87% / 13% 0% $72,890
History 44 +1 95% / 5% 0% $62,269
International Studies 55 85% / 15% 0% $78,243
Modern Languages 9 +7 67% / 33% 0% $71,785
Psychology 43 86% / 14% 0% $71,508