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Virginia Tech
Public university in Blacksburg, Virginia, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Virginia Tech (VT), officially the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI),[9] is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It was founded as the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1872.
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Former names | Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872–1896) Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896–1944) Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944–1970) |
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Motto | Ut Prosim (Latin) |
Motto in English | "That I May Serve" |
Type | Public land-grant research senior military university |
Established | June 20, 1872; 152 years ago (1872-06-20) |
Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $1.7 billion (2022)[1] |
Budget | $2.06 billion (2023)[2] |
President | Timothy D. Sands[3] |
Provost | Cyril Clarke[4] |
Academic staff | 1,395[5] |
Students | 36,383[6][7] |
Undergraduates | 29,300[6] |
Postgraduates | 7,083[6] |
Location | , , United States 37°13.5′N 80°25.5′W |
Campus | Small city, 2,600 acres (11 km2; 4.1 sq mi) |
Other campuses |
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Newspaper | Collegiate Times |
Colors | Chicago maroon
and burnt orange[8] |
Nickname | Hokies |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FBS – ACC |
Mascot | HokieBird |
Website | www![]() |
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The university also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.[10]
Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to its 37,000 students; as of 2016, it was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment.[11] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[12]
The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.