Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. 

The university offers more than 280 majors and degree programs to a diverse enrollment of more than 38,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in a comprehensive range of colleges and schools. With a main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech has seven research institutes and an education and research presence across Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area, including numerous Virginia Cooperative Extension offices.

Key among them:

• Adjacent to multiple university sites in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area, the university is developing a 1 million-square-foot academic building in Alexandria, Virginia, that will become a global center of talent production and technology excellence.
• In Roanoke, Virginia, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center are cornerstones of our Health Sciences and Technology campus.
• The university’s international presence is anchored by the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.

A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $ 419 million in research annually.