First-year admissions

Virginia Tech acceptance rate

Virginia Tech admitted 54.6% of first-year applicants for fall 2025 (31,515 of 57,755), the lowest in the three years shown, down from 57.0% for fall 2023. Applications rose 10.4% for fall 2025, to 57,755 from 52,296.

Virginia Tech first-year admissions, fall 2023–2025

Virginia Tech first-year acceptance rate, applicants, admits, enrolled, and yield by entering class, newest first.
YearAcceptance rateAppliedAdmittedEnrolledYieldSource
Fall 20252025–26 report54.6%57,75531,5157,13322.6%XLSX
Fall 20242024–25 report55.0%52,29628,7587,28925.3%XLSX
Fall 20232023–24 report57.0%47,20726,9237,19626.7%PDF

Source: Common Data Set reports published by Virginia Tech, section C1 (first-time, first-year, degree-seeking students). Note: Acceptance rate is admitted ÷ applied; yield is enrolled ÷ admitted. Each year is the class entering that fall; the 2024–25 report covers fall 2024. — = not reported or not usable.