Virginia Military Institute
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Virginia Military Institute is a public liberal arts college in Lexington, VA (town setting), with 1,560 undergraduates (13% women). It admitted 82% of 1,171 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1260 on the SAT and 22–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $65,526 a year for out-of-state students and $34,824 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,229 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 82% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, engineering, history. The campus reported 1.96 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Virginia Military Institute ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $20,484 in-state · $51,186 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 5 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Virginia Military Institute
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Virginia Military Institute teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $601k | $17,663 | 955 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 37 | 3 over | 4 | $1M | $27,045 | 951 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 18 | 3 over | 6 | $2.2M | $124,523 | 954 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 968 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 993 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 105 | at cap | 3 | $5.4M | $51,376 | 962 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northeast Conference | 52 | 4 over | 1 | $956k | $18,377 | 972 | |
| Men's Soccer | Southern Conference | 25 | room 3 | 2 | $486k | $19,429 | 934 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Northeast Conference | 35 | 5 over | 3 | $263k | $7,519 | 975 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Northeast Conference | 24 | room 6 | 3 | $269k | $11,221 | 991 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 132 | 87 over | 4 | $550k | $4,166 | 969 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 90 | 45 over | 4 | $519k | $5,771 | 970 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Metro Conference | 14 | room 10 | 2 | $474k | $33,847 | 991 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Southern Conference | 29 | room 1 | 1 | $705k | $24,317 | 954 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.