VMI

Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, Virginia Public 4-year Town

Overview

Virginia Military Institute is a public four-year institution in Lexington, Virginia. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,527 students in fall 2024.

Virginia Military Institute offers bachelor's degrees across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are International Relations and Affairs, Economics, and Psychology, General. It awarded 353 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,527

Students enrolled

81%

First-year retention

353

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 14

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 2

International Relations and Affairs Bachelor 62 graduates
Economics Bachelor 45 graduates

Engineering 3

Civil Engineering Bachelor 37 graduates
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor 18 graduates
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor 12 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 41 graduates

History 1

History, General Bachelor 40 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 30 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Computer Science Bachelor 23 graduates

English Language and Literature 1

English Language and Literature, General Bachelor 13 graduates

Mathematics and Statistics 1

Applied Mathematics Bachelor 12 graduates

Physical Sciences 2

Physics Bachelor 7 graduates
Chemistry Bachelor 5 graduates

Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1

Foreign Languages and Literatures Bachelor 11 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 81%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 353

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,527
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,527
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,569
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 14%
Men: 86%
White: 69%
Hispanic or Latino: 11%
Black or African American: 8%
Asian: 5%
Two or more races: 4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
International (U.S. nonresident): 2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Town
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association: NCAA
Athletic conference: Southern Conference
Superintendent: Lt. Gen. David Furness
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact