Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech, a public land-grant university founded in 1872 that now occupies 2,600 acres in the heart of town. Boasting world-class faculty members and groundbreaking research, Virginia Tech offers the largest number of degree programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and thrives on student involvement in more than 800 clubs, organizations, and social groups. Equally committed to academic excellence and its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), the university prepares over 34,000 students to be leaders in their fields and communities and fuels economic growth and job creation across the state. Despite its size, Virginia Tech maintains a friendly, small-town feel and a palpable sense of community that truly is contagious. Quick Facts Virginia Tech ranks 30th among national public universities. Virginia Tech is one of only two national public universities in the United States to support both a military and a non-military student lifestyle. Virginia Tech consistently ranks among the top 15 schools in the nation in number of patents received.Top 5 percent of universities in the nation for research expenditures; only Virginia institution in the top 50.The Princeton Review nationally ranked Virginia Tech Dining Services No. 3 for Best Campus Food in 2018. It also rated the university No. 2 in the Town-Gown Relations Are Great category and No. 3 for Their Students Love These Colleges. #251-300 internationally in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings Academics Sports Arts Campus Master Plan #14 Happiest Students, Virginia Tech, 2019 The Princeton Review #3 Best College Campus, Virginia Tech, 2019 Niche #9 College of Engineering Among Public Institutions, 2018 US News & World Report #13 College of Engineering Among All Engineering Programs, 2018 US News & World Report #1 Most Electric Entrance in College Football, Virginia Tech, 2018 Fanbuzz
