Virginia Military Institute

Virginia Military Institute is a public college in Lexington, VA. Its average net price is $15,585 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$27,249
$21,366Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$51,958Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,585Average Net Price
$11,650Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$2,150Other Expenses
21.1%Students on Pell Grants
38.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

71.2%Acceptance Rate
550 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 640SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,945
8 years after entry$80,145
10 years after entry$85,178
71.8%Graduation Rate
81.0%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lexington, VALocation
Distant townSetting
1,527Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biology$45,584 Small program - rough guide n=34$25,379 Small program - rough guide n=30
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$56,515 Small program - rough guide n=59$24,390 Small program - rough guide n=47
Computer Science$57,388 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Economics$49,926 Small program - rough guide n=46$24,377 Small program - rough guide n=36
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
History$45,298 Small program - rough guide n=38$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=50
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,374 Small program - rough guide n=58$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=59
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Mechanical Engineering$52,129 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Psychology$44,787 Small program - rough guide n=45$21,764 Small program - rough guide n=45

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