Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was previously known as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. However, when the institute was first established, its name was Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. The institute is now popularly known as Virginia Tech and according to the U.S. News & World Report's rankings has occupied the 30th spot among the public universities in the US.

Facts
Name of the Institution	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Type of Institution	Public
Location	965 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA 24061 E-mail: vtadmiss@vt.edu Tel: (540) 231-6267
Ownership	Government
Courses Offered	Undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs in Architecture Engineering Arts and Humanities Information Technology Accounting Management Sciences Education Communication Languages
Departments/Branches	Accounting and Information Systems Agricultural Technology Business Information Technology Architecture Engineering Earth Sciences Arts and Humanities Industrial Design Public Administration and Public Affairs Music Management Sciences Languages Religion and Culture Creative Technologies Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Forestry Education Rhetoric and Writing Environmental Policy and Planning Decision Support Systems Communication
Admission Procedure	Applications have to be made online and the required documents have to be sent including the letter of recommendation, scores of GRE or GMAT, TOEFL results, and transcripts.
Campus Placements	The university offers career services to its students.
Scholarships/Awards	National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Ford Fellowships Packard Foundation Fulbright Scholarships The Francis Research Fellowship Outstanding College Master's/Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Student Award Cunningham Doctoral Scholar Awards McNair Assistantship National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM) Fellowship Programs Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award Dean's Diversity Assistantships Graduate Man and Woman of the Year Awards Peacock-Harper Culinary Collection Scholarships Outstanding Dissertation Award Graduate Student Service Excellence Award Outstanding Interdisciplinary Program Doctoral Student Conference of Southern Graduate Schools Thesis Awards
Fee Structure	Fees per Fall and Spring semester: For undergraduate courses: $ 12,240 For graduate course: $ 10,861 For Masters in Information Technology: $1,306 (per semester)
Eligibility Criteria	Candidates have to either appear for GMAT or GRE examinations and it will depend upon their choice of course. For instance, students who have opted for management degrees would need to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) and not the GRE (Graduate Record Examination). Candidates who do not have English as their native language will have to submit their TOEFL (test for English proficiency) scores.
Established in the Year	The university was established in the year 1872.
Website	http://www.vt.edu/
Facts & Figures	The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers 65 undergraduate degree programs. Total number of full-time students: Over 30,000. The student: faculty ratio of the university is 16:1. Total number of postgraduate degree programs: 150. The institute was renamed Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the year 1896. The institute was granted the university status in the year 1970.
Events	Walk-in counseling, statistical consulting, soccer party, workshops, weekly meetings, movie nights, presentations, lectures, training sessions, online information sessions and sports.
Distance Education	The university also offers distance education in the following subjects: Instructional design consulting Multimedia development Communications and Public Relations