BLACKSBURG, Va. – More people are looking to attend Virginia Tech than ever before.
The university received a record 45,214 applications for admittance to the Class of 2026.
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That number breaks the previous record of 42,084 first-year applications, set last year, by 7%.
More than just overall numbers, the university saw a rise in particular categories of students from last year:
- A 20% increase in early decision applications
- A 19% increase in first-generation student applications
- A 9% increase in Hispanic and Latino student applications
- An 8% increase in Native American student applications
- A 6% increase in Black and African American student applications
Virginia Tech partially credits these increases to changes in the university’s admission process made in 2018.
These changes included a more holistic review process, the use of two application platforms, a simplified fee waiver application process and the ability for students to self-report academic records.