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Visit Virginia Tech

Welcome to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution.

Located on 2,600 acres in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is home to world-class faculty, dynamic collaborations, groundbreaking research, and a friendly community of Hokies committed to service and academic excellence.

Since its founding in 1872 as a public land-grant school, Virginia Tech has enacted a hands-on, engaging approach to education that prepares scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. Offering the largest number of degree programs in Virginia, the university provides cutting-edge technological leadership and fuels economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across the state.

Long dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech boasts a vibrant culture of ideas and activities and a palpable spirit of innovation that truly is contagious.

The information on these pages will guide you in your discovery of the university, opening the doors to its beautiful campus and introducing you to the surrounding area.

Blacksburg voted the Reader's Choice for "Best College Town in the South"

    Downtown Blacksburg

Voters on Southern Living's Facebook page were recently asked to name their favorite college town. The magazine's fans listed 90 communities, including Auburn, Ala., Charlottesville, Va., Morgantown, W.Va., and Tallahassee, Fla. Blacksburg won easily with more than 4,300 votes, beating out Tuscaloosa, Ala., home of the Crimson Tide, by about 1,000 votes.

Magazine calls Blacksburg "Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids"

Bloomburg Businessweek named Blacksburg as its "Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids." The magazine's staff picked Blacksburg from a list of 4,169 communities chosen for their low crime rate and median family income. That list was narrowed using each place's schools, economic factors, amenities, air quality, and ethnic diversity.

Contact us

The Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center is at 965 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Look for it at the southwest corner of Price's Fork Road and University City Boulevard.


Download the Visit VT app

    Download the Visit VT app

Planning a campus visit? Download the Visit VT app from the iTunes store. Take a virtual tour of campus. Find things to do, see, and experience. Browse through hotel and restaurant listings. It's everything you need to know more about visiting Virginia Tech.

Stay in touch

    Virginia Tech's social networks

Virginia Tech has a robust social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Foursquare, just to name a few.

Looking for something specific? Find a complete list of the university's social networks here.