Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
About
The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college in Lexington, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 as America's first state-sponsored and state-supported military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States. In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other senior military college in the United States, VMI enrolls cadets only and awards bachelor's degrees exclusively. The institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering, science, and the liberal arts. Abraham Lincoln first called VMI "The West Point of the South" because of its role during the American Civil War, the nickname has remained because VMI has produced more Army generals than any ROTC program in the U.S.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$51,958
- Estimated total for international students
- US$66,298
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$21,366
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$35,706
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,527
- International undergraduates
- 2%
- Students per teacher
- 9 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 71%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 550–630 · Maths 500–640
- ACT
- 24–31
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$85,178
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (14)
Bachelor's degrees14 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.