Quick Facts - About VMI - Virginia Military Institute
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Quick Facts - About VMI - Virginia Military Institute
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The Institute At a Glance...
Founded in 1839, Virginia Military Institute is the nation’s first state-supported military college.
U.S. News & World Report
has ranked VMI among the nation’s top undergraduate public liberal arts colleges for years. The Honor Code and the traditions and rules of the Institute regulate the daily life of cadets, all supported by dedicated faculty and staff, as well as one of the most invested and dedicated alumni networks in the nation, over 17,000 strong.
Who Makes Up the Corps?
~1500 Cadets
30% NCAA Div I Athletes
25% Diverse Background
14% Women
64% Virginia | 34% Out of State | 2% International
Spotlight on Academics
10:1 Student to Faculty
14 Majors, including STEM and humanities options
3 accredited engineering programs
3 distinct tracks in computer and information science
Cross-disciplinary curriculum that supports double majors
28 Minors, including national security, military history, and cybersecurity programs
51% of current cadets enrolled in STEM
93% of full-time teaching faculty members have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field
Postgraduate Success:
VMI’s historic mission to educate “citizen-soldiers” means that cadets are uniquely positioned to compete for prestigious
national and international scholarships
.
The Institute’s 11 Rhodes Scholars—and numerous others, including Gates Cambridge, Marshall, Goldwater, and Fulbright Scholars—exemplify the value of the VMI experience.
A Year in Lexington
Fall Semester: Mid-August to Mid-December
Spring Semester: Mid-January to Mid-May
Summer Session I: Mid-May to Mid-June
Summer Session II: Late-June to Late-July
Affording VMI
$33,016 Average Cost
23% of cadets received ROTC Scholarships
84% of cadets received
financial aid
Over $17M in VMI-provided cadet scholarship assistance
For those on
ROTC scholarship
who are also selected for
Call to Duty scholarships
, the cost of VMI drops to $3,600.
Scholarship Highlight:
Peay Merit Scholarships
cover the full cost of tuition, room, board, and fees and are awarded to students who demonstrate: exceptional leadership, academic achievement, athletic commitment, and demonstrated interest in national service.
Return on Investment
97% of graduates are employed or attending graduate school within five months of graduation
50%+ graduates commission into the armed forces through VMI's
ROTC program
and
Auxiliary University Program (AUP)
$77,370 Typical Early Career Pay (Money magazine)
$88K Avg. Base Salary of Graduates (Payscale.com)
20-year salary earnings potential as high as $2,016,000 (UniveristyHQ.com)
Related Links
VMI SCHEV Profile
Student Consumer Information
Commonwealth Data Point
VMI: Forging 21st Century Leaders
Skip to main content
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Governance
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History
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Student Consumer Information
Quick Facts
The Institute At a Glance...
Founded in 1839, Virginia Military Institute is the nation’s first state-supported military college.
U.S. News & World Report
has ranked VMI among the nation’s top undergraduate public liberal arts colleges for years. The Honor Code and the traditions and rules of the Institute regulate the daily life of cadets, all supported by dedicated faculty and staff, as well as one of the most invested and dedicated alumni networks in the nation, over 17,000 strong.
Who Makes Up the Corps?
~1500 Cadets
30% NCAA Div I Athletes
25% Diverse Background
14% Women
64% Virginia | 34% Out of State | 2% International
Spotlight on Academics
10:1 Student to Faculty
14 Majors, including STEM and humanities options
3 accredited engineering programs
3 distinct tracks in computer and information science
Cross-disciplinary curriculum that supports double majors
28 Minors, including national security, military history, and cybersecurity programs
51% of current cadets enrolled in STEM
93% of full-time teaching faculty members have a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field
Postgraduate Success:
VMI’s historic mission to educate “citizen-soldiers” means that cadets are uniquely positioned to compete for prestigious
national and international scholarships
.
The Institute’s 11 Rhodes Scholars—and numerous others, including Gates Cambridge, Marshall, Goldwater, and Fulbright Scholars—exemplify the value of the VMI experience.
A Year in Lexington
Fall Semester: Mid-August to Mid-December
Spring Semester: Mid-January to Mid-May
Summer Session I: Mid-May to Mid-June
Summer Session II: Late-June to Late-July
Affording VMI
$33,016 Average Cost
23% of cadets received ROTC Scholarships
84% of cadets received
financial aid
Over $17M in VMI-provided cadet scholarship assistance
For those on
ROTC scholarship
who are also selected for
Call to Duty scholarships
, the cost of VMI drops to $3,600.
Scholarship Highlight:
Peay Merit Scholarships
cover the full cost of tuition, room, board, and fees and are awarded to students who demonstrate: exceptional leadership, academic achievement, athletic commitment, and demonstrated interest in national service.
Return on Investment
97% of graduates are employed or attending graduate school within five months of graduation
50%+ graduates commission into the armed forces through VMI's
ROTC program
and
Auxiliary University Program (AUP)
$77,370 Typical Early Career Pay (Money magazine)
$88K Avg. Base Salary of Graduates (Payscale.com)
20-year salary earnings potential as high as $2,016,000 (UniveristyHQ.com)
Related Links
VMI SCHEV Profile
Student Consumer Information
Commonwealth Data Point
VMI: Forging 21st Century Leaders