Virginia Military Institute

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Location, editorial summary, and verified institutional context.

Many of the famous military academies are run by the federal government. What if there was a military academy run by a state? That’s the thinking with the nation’s first state-supported military school, Virginia Military Institute, or VMI. Located in Lexington, Virginia, VMI is i...

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Admissions

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Selectivity, enrollment funnel, and reported test score ranges from verified federal data.

Institution type

Public

Carnegie

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Setting

Distant town

Admit rate (64%)

Yield estimate (47%)

Applicants

1,549

Admits

990

First-time enrollment cohort

461

SAT ERW: 550–650

SAT Math: 530–650

ACT: 22–27

Academics

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Enrollment scale, calendar structure, and outcome-linked academic signals.

Total students

1,652

1,652 students

Calendar

semester

Academic calendar

Graduation rate

74%

Reported outcomes

Retention rate

87%

First-year retention

Carnegie classification

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Cost and affordability

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Average net price

$18,100

After grants and scholarships for in-state students where reported.

In-state tuition$62

Out-of-state tuitionN/A

Institutional grant participation100%

Pell share11%

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Campus life

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Rankings and recognition

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Carnegie classification

A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus

Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.

Athletics

NCAA Division I

NCAA division where available from verified imports.

Editorial spotlight

Virginia Military Institute — editorial overview (Lexington, VA)

Outcomes and after college

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Median earnings

N/A

Median earnings where reported by federal outcomes data.

Retention rate

87%

First-year student retention.

Graduation rate

74%

Students graduating within 150% of normal time.

Student reviews

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Admissions selectivityD

Graduation outcomesB

RetentionA

Editorial depthB+

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Special features

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Athletics

NCAA Division I

Sources and data freshness

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