Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech (VT) is a public land-grant university with over 125 campus buildings across the globe. Since the year 1872, it is considered one of the top-notch institutions in the world with the largest number of academic programs and full-time students.

Academics

The university has 65 undergraduate programs, 145 post graduate and doctoral programs, 1 professional course from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine to offer to the students. The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute is the latest initiative taken by the university. Moreover, the institute offers online as well as distance learning programs named Virginia Tech Online (VTOnline) which includes 35 graduate degree and certificate programs. The undergraduate colleges, schools, and academic programs offered by each of them are listed below:

Colleges / Schools	Academic Programs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	AHNR Information Technology Agricultural and Applied Economics Agricultural and Extension Education Animal & Poultry Sciences Agricultural Technology Biochemistry Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Biological Systems Engineering Entomology Dairy Science Horticulture Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Food Science and Technology Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science Virginia Cooperative Extension
College of Architecture and Urban Studies	School of Architecture and Design Architecture Industrial Design Interior Design Landscape Architecture School of Public and International Affairs Government and International Affairs Center for Public Administration and Policy Urban Affairs and Planning School of Visual Arts Art History Creative Technologies Visual Communication Design Studio Art Myers-Lawson School of Construction Building Construction Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences	School of Education Teaching and Learning Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Learning Sciences and Technologies Air Force ROTC (Military Aerospace Studies) Communication Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management International Studies English Army ROTC (Military Science) History Foreign Languages and Literatures Foreign Languages and Literatures — Classical Studies Foreign Languages and Literatures — French and Francophone Studies Foreign Languages and Literatures — Russian Section Foreign Languages and Literatures — German Section Foreign Languages and Literatures — Spanish Section Human Development Navy ROTC (Naval Science) Music Philosophy Science & Technology in Society Religion and Culture Political Science Appalachian Studies Humanities Interdisciplinary Studies Judaic Studies Religious Studies Sociology Africana Studies American Indian Studies Women’s & Gender Studies Theatre and Cinema
Pamplin College of Business	Accounting and Information Systems Business Information Technology Finance, Insurance, and Business Law Graduate Programs Hospitality and Tourism Management Management Marketing
College of Engineering	Chemical Engineering Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Biological Systems Engineering Biomedical Engineering & Sciences, (VT-WFU School of) Civil and Environmental Engineering Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Education Engineering Science and Mechanics Industrial and Systems Engineering Myers-Lawson School of Construction Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering
College of Natural Resources and Environment	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Sustainable Biomaterials Geography Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
College of Science	Biological Sciences Chemistry Psychology Economics Mathematics Geosciences Physics Statistics
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine	Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology Equine Medical Center Large Animal Clinical Sciences Small Animal Clinical Sciences Maryland Campus Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital

Apart from these schools and colleges, Virginia Tech has following 7 major research centers:

Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE)
Fralin Life Science Institute
Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTCRI)

Rankings

Ranked 69th among National Universities (the U.S. News & World Report)
Ranked 30th among National Public Universities (the U.S. News & World Report)
Positioned 7th among engineering schools at public universities

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