The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Virginia Tech

Founded in1872 as a small land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech has evolved into a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest number of degree offerings of any institution of higher education in Virginia. Through a combination of its mission of teaching and learning, research and discovery, and service and engagement, the university continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Virginia Tech’s nationally and internationally recognized faculty, known for groundbreaking research and eminent scholarship, sets challenging academic standards for the motivated, high-achieving students who turn to the university for the skills and knowledge to invent the future.

Fall 2015 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2021

Website:

www.vt.edu

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First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 6,261

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87%
5%
1%
2%
5%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
84%
4%
5%
3%
4%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
68%
2%
22%
5%
3%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 68% 84% 87%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 68% 84% 87%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 4% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 2% 4% 5%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 94% 90% 87% 22% 5% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 4% 4% 2% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 4% 6% 5% 3% 2%
Current Status Unknown 6% 6% 2% 3% 4% 5%

Students of Color Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 1,492

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86%
4%
2%
3%
5%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
83%
3%
5%
4%
5%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
67%
2%
23%
5%
3%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 3% 67% 83% 86%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 3% 67% 83% 86%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 4%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 2% 3% 4%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 99% 94% 89% 23% 5% 2%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 3% 4% 3% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 4% 5% 5% 4% 3%
Current Status Unknown 1% 2% 2% 3% 5% 5%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 896

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83%
6%
2%
3%
6%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
79%
5%
6%
4%
6%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
64%
2%
23%
6%
5%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 64% 79% 83%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 64% 79% 83%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 1% 0% 2% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 1% 2% 5% 6%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 99% 92% 84% 23% 6% 2%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 4% 4% 3% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 5% 7% 6% 4% 3%
Current Status Unknown 1% 3% 4% 5% 6% 6%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 55

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94%
2%
4%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
89%
2%
7%
2%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
63%
35%
2%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
 
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 63% 89% 94%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 4% 63% 89% 94%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 94% 91% 91% 35% 7% 0%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 2% 2% 2% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 2% 2% 2% 0% 2%
Current Status Unknown 6% 7% 3% 0% 2% 4%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 965

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88%
5%
1%
6%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
85%
4%
4%
2%
5%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
20%
1%
70%
3%
6%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 20% 69% 85% 87% 88%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 20% 69% 85% 87% 88%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 2% 3% 3% 4%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 1% 3% 4% 4% 5%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 93% 70% 20% 4% 1% 0%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1%
Current Status Unknown 4% 6% 6% 5% 6% 6%

Students of Color Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 258

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90%
3%
2%
5%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
88%
2%
3%
2%
5%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
20%
2%
74%
2%
2%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
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Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 20% 69% 88% 90% 90%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 20% 69% 88% 90% 90%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 2% 2% 2% 2%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 97% 74% 25% 3% 0% 0%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 0% 1% 2% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 2% 0% 2% 2% 2%
Current Status Unknown 1% 2% 4% 5% 6% 5%

Pell Grant Recipients Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 291

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85%
6%
2%
7%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
82%
5%
4%
2%
7%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
21%
1%
70%
5%
3%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
+ view details
Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 21% 67% 82% 85% 85%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 21% 67% 82% 85% 85%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 2% 3% 4% 5%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 1% 3% 5% 5% 6%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 96% 70% 20% 4% 1% 0%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 3% 3% 1% 1% 2%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 5% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Current Status Unknown 1% 3% 7% 7% 7% 7%

Students receiving veteran’s benefits Starting Fall 2015

Number of students: 21

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90%
5%
5%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
90%
5%
5%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
14%
81%
5%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2015. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from Virginia Tech are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at Virginia Tech are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at Virginia Tech and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Virginia Tech | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Additional

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH IN FALL 2015 BY SUMMER 2021
 
2015-16
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2016-17
 
2017-18
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2020-21
+ view details
Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech 0% 14% 81% 90% 90% 90%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from Virginia Tech 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from Virginia Tech 0% 14% 81% 90% 90% 90%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Enrolled at Virginia Tech 100% 81% 14% 0% 0% 0%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 5%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 0% 0% 5% 5% 5%
Current Status Unknown 0% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%