Virginia Tech’s enrollment has reached over 800

And, this year’s incoming class — new first-year students and transfer students — is the most diverse in the university’s history, according to a university news release.

Virginia Tech’s total undergraduate enrollment is 30,434, a number that aligns with the university’s strategic plan, the statement said. For fall 2021, undergraduate enrollment stands at 29,760 students.

Virginia Tech’s graduating class totaled 7,063, an increase of 217 students from a year ago.

According to 2022-23 enrollment data from the university on Sept. 19, 40.4 percent of the incoming class is underrepresented minority or underrepresented students (URM/USS), which includes Pell-eligible students, first-generation students and veterans. to leave.

In 2017, underrepresented minorities or underrepresented students comprised 33.1% of the income class.

Reaching 40% URM/USS by 2022 was a key strategic goal presented by University President Tim Sands in his 2017 State of the University Address and included in the University’s 2019 Strategic Plan.

“This is a milestone that enriches our university with talented students from diverse backgrounds and reflects our commitment to ensuring access and equity in higher education,” Sands said in the release. “Their experience, ideas and participation will strengthen our impact across the Commonwealth and the communities we serve as we take on some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”

For the third year in a row, Virginia Tech recorded 45,238 first-year applications for the fall 2022 semester, an increase of 7.57% in 2021, and transfer applications increased slightly from 2,807 in 2021 to 2,890 in 2022.

This year’s incoming class of 7,101 first-year students represents 47 states and territories and 62 countries, according to a statement.

Fall transfers from 27 different states and territories and 20 countries have arrived, up from 893 in 2021, with a total of 997 transfer students, the statement said.

The release further breaks down the entering class: 20.8% of the cohort, or 1,685 students, are first-generation college students, a 13.6% increase from 2021 and a 34.6% increase from 2017. As Black – Including students who identify as Black and other races, more than doubles the number of Black students in the entering class of 2017. Hispanic/Latino X students comprised 10.9% of the entering class of 2022, an increase from 79% in 2017.

And, underrepresented minorities or underserved graduates grew from 17.9% in 2021 to 18.2% this year. Underrepresented minority or underserved professional students (pursuing medical and veterinary undergraduate education opportunities) decreased slightly from 19.5 percent in 2021 to 19.3 percent in 2022.