Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia · Public · 1,527 undergraduates · vmi.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 2,233 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1090 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$38,400Est.Estimate
$72,100 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Virginia Military Institute
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$72,100
a year in 2027-28, from a $72,100 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1200).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Apply Now - Virginia Military Institute · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 1,655 of 2,233 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 74% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
55 students were offered a spot; 6 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 3.4% of them sent SAT scores and 3.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1090 to 1280
Reading and Writing 550 to 640
Math 520 to 620
ACT composite 21 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006.7%
- 1200 to 139947%
- 1000 to 119933%
- 800 to 99913%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.025%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.9912%
- Below 2.502.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$38,400
a year, in state
$72,100
a year, out of state (tuition $44,690)
- Tuition (in state)$10,990
- Fees$11,620
- Food and housing$12,350
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$2,210
Virginia Military Institute published $37,324 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,028
- $30,001 to $48,000$4,645
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,212
- $75,001 to $110,000$7,336
- Over $110,000$27,249
Financial aid
68%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$18,597
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $20,715 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
31 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,100Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ERH-215 & ERH-216 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BI-101 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MA-123 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 3 | MA-123 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MA-123 & MA-124 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MA-123 & MA-124 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CH-137 & CH-117 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CH-137 & CH-117 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI-101 & CHI-102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHI-101 & CHI-102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ERH-101 & ERH-102 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ERH-101 & ERH-102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ERH-101 & ERH-102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | ERH-101 & ERH-102 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HI-104 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HI-104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FR-101 & FR-102 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FR-101, FR-102, FR-201, FR-202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GR-101 & GR-102 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GR-101, GR-201, GR-201, GR202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Free Electives |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | Free Electives |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Free Electives |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | Free Electives |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Latin | 4 | 6 | Free Electives |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | Free Electives |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 201 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | EC 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PY-120 & PY-115 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PY-120 & PY-115 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PY-121 & PY-116 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PY-121 & PY-116 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PY-161 & PY-156 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PY-161 & PY-156 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PY-160 & PY-155 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PY-160 & PY-155 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PS-201 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PS-201 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SP-101 & SP-102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SP-101 & SP-102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SP-101, SP-102, SP-201 & SP-202 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Free Elective |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SP-101 & SP-102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 12 | SP-101, SP-102, SP-201, SP-202 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA-106 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MA-106 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HI-205 & HI-206 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HI-205 & HI-206 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HI-103 & HI-104 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HI-103 & HI-104 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
72%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$85,178
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Virginia Military Institute$81,471
- All colleges$71,225
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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