Virginia Military Institute Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
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Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
1,527 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 21.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassLiberal arts college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Buena Vista5.8 mi
- Clifton Forge22.7 mi
- Sweet Briar25.3 mi
- Lynchburg28.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Virginia Military Institute, the largest reported group is White (69.2%), followed by Hispanic (10.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.7% | 10.5% |
| Black | 7.7% | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 10.5% | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| White | 69.2% | 84.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 2% | 0.7% |
| Unknown | 1.1% | 0.7% |
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- 71.3%Virginia Military Institute admitted 990 of 1,549 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 46.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 461 of 990.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $15,585average net price after grants for aided students, against $51,958 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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