VaTech average SAT for engineering

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Anonymous wrote:At my kid's top FCPS high school, VT is not an easy admit for engineering or business. Some other majors, such as math, admit at significantly higher rates.

My 2025 grad was waitlisted for engineering, and we know many kids who were waitlisted for business. The kids I know were all admitted into better or higher-ranked programs at other colleges. The only rejection my kid received was the waitlist from VT, and they are off to a top 10 engineering school, without engineering ECs, by the way.

I would submit your kid's test scores. The math is solid for engineering, confirming math readiness.

Bottom line: if your kid is truly a competitive applicant for engineering at VT, then they will have some terrific options elsewhere, and you will be able to get merit aid at private and public schools that will bring the cost in line with VT. I'm sure that the 1510/4.2 kid mentioned above is at a terrific school as well.

What are some of the other programs that your child or other kids you know got into, that were comparable in price to Tech? We are building our list now and have been focusing on in-state, would love to know about other options. Purdue?

Not the previous poster, but my OOS engineering Hokie (2022 High school grad) got good merit from Ohio State, UConn and Pitt. She was also admitted to Purdue and NC State (in state) with no merit.

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Anonymous wrote:At my kid's top FCPS high school, VT is not an easy admit for engineering or business. Some other majors, such as math, admit at significantly higher rates.

My 2025 grad was waitlisted for engineering, and we know many kids who were waitlisted for business. The kids I know were all admitted into better or higher-ranked programs at other colleges. The only rejection my kid received was the waitlist from VT, and they are off to a top 10 engineering school, without engineering ECs, by the way.

I would submit your kid's test scores. The math is solid for engineering, confirming math readiness.

Bottom line: if your kid is truly a competitive applicant for engineering at VT, then they will have some terrific options elsewhere, and you will be able to get merit aid at private and public schools that will bring the cost in line with VT. I'm sure that the 1510/4.2 kid mentioned above is at a terrific school as well.

What are some of the other programs that your child or other kids you know got into, that were comparable in price to Tech? We are building our list now and have been focusing on in-state, would love to know about other options. Purdue?

I'm assuming you are looking at larger publics universities. I would add Delaware and Minnesota. With good test scores Auburn and Alabama can be pretty cheap. Rochester Institute of Technology will also give good merit, but it's a different vibe than a public.

Not the previous poster, but my OOS engineering Hokie (2022 High school grad) got good merit from Ohio State, UConn and Pitt. She was also admitted to Purdue and NC State (in state) with no merit.

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Anonymous wrote:How about OOS admission to engineering?

The bar is considerably lower for OOS admission to engineering than for in-state. Their yield is crap from OOS, so they need to accept a ton of kids to yield what they want there.

VT provides detailed information on acceptance rate by major. There are many years where VT would considered a safety for OOS engineering because of their extremely high OOS acceptance rate. I would imagine OOS cost and location contribute to the low yield rate. My kid is attending in the fall in-state, but they would have preferred Penn State. There are only a couple of schools going OOS for engineering would make sense if VT in-state is an option.

https://udc.vt.edu/irdata/data/students/admission/index#college

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

This post does not live in reality

Which part?

This person is talking about a "magnet public" in Virginia, which means they are not talking about TJ, but some exurban county magent.

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

My 2024 grad had a 1510 SAT, 4.2, 10 plus APs and was waitlisted > rejected from VT engineering.

FCPS top 10 jigh school.

4.2 with that many APs? Suggests more A-rather than A in several classes throughout the years.

Agree 4.2 W is around average at many high schools in Virginia. Average is rarely good enough for VT engineering unless it is a top feeder private. Our stem magnet sends many in the 4.3.4.5 range to VT. Scoir shows they do not get in to ivies or top publics for engineering. The top 10% cutoff is usually 4.8+ and they go to ivy+ or michigan or UCB as a backup. Parents on dcum need to look around at scoir or listen to deanJ and others: gpa is quite inflated at Virginia schools, with many having 3/4 of the graduates above a 4.0W. It comes down to course difficulty and relative rank compared to the peers in the high school. At some high schools VT accepts from the top half, for others it us from the top 15%. Uva also takes a higher % from the stronger high schools.
Ask the school for VT acceptance data.

This clown is my favorite VT troll. Reading their two posts together (which isn't easy, BTW), VT is supposedly for average or below-average students from their kid's magnet, yet somehow a reach for students from regular public schools.

The real truth about VT is simple: lots of average kids get admitted with less than stellar grades, but it's heavily dependent on their intended major and which high school they attended. Whether by design or not, VT just isn't going to take every qualified kid from NOVA.

What confuses you about VT being below magnet level but above gen pop public level? Sure there are some students who could be at a magnet but for some reason aren't, like sports or something. But overall it's basic demographics.

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VT 2019: The 25th percentile SAT score is 1240, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1420.

Averages and percentiles mean nothing in TO era

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Anonymous wrote:VT 2019: The 25th percentile SAT score is 1240, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1420.

Averages and percentiles mean nothing in TO era

Is this for engineering or all freshman?

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone taken the engineering tour for Vatech recently? I have a rising senior and am wondering what the average SAT score is for engineering. The website is outdated and only lists the average for 2023. Would like to know what it was for this year’s Fall 2025 class to decide if DC should submit their score or not.

Just asked DC this question (who will soon start second year at VT), she thinks its in the high-1300, low-1400 range.

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

My 2024 grad had a 1510 SAT, 4.2, 10 plus APs and was waitlisted > rejected from VT engineering.

FCPS top 10 jigh school.

4.2 with that many APs? Suggests more A-rather than A in several classes throughout the years.

Agree 4.2 W is around average at many high schools in Virginia. Average is rarely good enough for VT engineering unless it is a top feeder private. Our stem magnet sends many in the 4.3.4.5 range to VT. Scoir shows they do not get in to ivies or top publics for engineering. The top 10% cutoff is usually 4.8+ and they go to ivy+ or michigan or UCB as a backup. Parents on dcum need to look around at scoir or listen to deanJ and others: gpa is quite inflated at Virginia schools, with many having 3/4 of the graduates above a 4.0W. It comes down to course difficulty and relative rank compared to the peers in the high school. At some high schools VT accepts from the top half, for others it us from the top 15%. Uva also takes a higher % from the stronger high schools.
Ask the school for VT acceptance data.

This clown is my favorite VT troll. Reading their two posts together (which isn't easy, BTW), VT is supposedly for average or below-average students from their kid's magnet, yet somehow a reach for students from regular public schools.

The real truth about VT is simple: lots of average kids get admitted with less than stellar grades, but it's heavily dependent on their intended major and which high school they attended. Whether by design or not, VT just isn't going to take every qualified kid from NOVA.

What confuses you about VT being below magnet level but above gen pop public level? Sure there are some students who could be at a magnet but for some reason aren't, like sports or something. But overall it's basic demographics.

I don't see any proof that VT is below magnet level. The reason TJ and maybe your magnet school kids don't like VT is that they think it's beneath them because it's popular with their old classmates from elementary and middle school, whom they see as academically inferior.

I'm assuming that if you're from a non-NOVA or Richmond magnet, VT is probably an easy admit from your local low-performing high schools. Whatever school you're referring to with a 4.3 to 4.5 GPA requirement for VT has serious grade inflation. According to my kid's FCPS Naviance, a 4.3 GPA is a lock for UVA, with anything over 3.8 being very solid for VT. Also, the 4.3 to 4.5 range is solid for Ivies as well.

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My 2025 APS grad was admitted to VT for engineering (applied to systems engineering). 1520 SAT, 790 Math. Graduating GPA was 4.5ish (APS only gives a bump for AP/DE/IB, not honors). He was also admitted to engineering at Penn State, Ohio State (merit $), Michigan, UF ($). Waitlisted for engineering at UVA, Ga Tech, and Cornell (has withdrawn from all wait lists). He applied to other schools that didn't have engineering or didn't have systems engineering as a business nor econ major. He is attending a T20 for econ.

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

My 2024 grad had a 1510 SAT, 4.2, 10 plus APs and was waitlisted > rejected from VT engineering.

FCPS top 10 jigh school.

4.2 with that many APs? Suggests more A-rather than A in several classes throughout the years.

Agree 4.2 W is around average at many high schools in Virginia. Average is rarely good enough for VT engineering unless it is a top feeder private. Our stem magnet sends many in the 4.3.4.5 range to VT. Scoir shows they do not get in to ivies or top publics for engineering. The top 10% cutoff is usually 4.8+ and they go to ivy+ or michigan or UCB as a backup. Parents on dcum need to look around at scoir or listen to deanJ and others: gpa is quite inflated at Virginia schools, with many having 3/4 of the graduates above a 4.0W. It comes down to course difficulty and relative rank compared to the peers in the high school. At some high schools VT accepts from the top half, for others it us from the top 15%. Uva also takes a higher % from the stronger high schools.
Ask the school for VT acceptance data.

This clown is my favorite VT troll. Reading their two posts together (which isn't easy, BTW), VT is supposedly for average or below-average students from their kid's magnet, yet somehow a reach for students from regular public schools.

The real truth about VT is simple: lots of average kids get admitted with less than stellar grades, but it's heavily dependent on their intended major and which high school they attended. Whether by design or not, VT just isn't going to take every qualified kid from NOVA.

DP. Just a quibble re: the bolded. This really isn't true. There are not a lot of "average" kids at VT, and certainly not with less than stellar grades.

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

This post does not live in reality

Which part?

This person is talking about a "magnet public" in Virginia, which means they are not talking about TJ, but some exurban county magent.

DP. What? TJ is a public magnet in VA. And the PP is correct - that post does not live in reality. It's the same absurd TJ parent troll who shows up to trash VT all the time because their kid didn't get in. They come here year after year and spew the same nonsense. Very much sour grapes.

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Anonymous wrote:VT 2019: The 25th percentile SAT score is 1240, and the 75th percentile SAT score is 1420.

Averages and percentiles mean nothing in TO era

What does 2019 have to do with 2025?

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Does any one know if they provide merit or any adjustments for OOS engineering?

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Anonymous wrote:Average math for matriculated engineering students at VT has been hovering around 700 for a few years. It is not likely changing. It is not a difficult admit and is a backup school for our magnet public. The average SAT math within the magnet is 720 and naviance shows around- average -gpa kids get in. The top 1/3 all gun for ivies, hopkins, UCB, michigan, GT. Most get into at least one that is better than VT engineering, judging student quality not USNews engineering ranking which is not about quality. Engineering, CS, math and maybe premed is all anyone wants to do from our school these days. They just do not want VT because it is not seen as where smart kids go. It is sad but just reality from the instate top public high schools

My 2024 grad had a 1510 SAT, 4.2, 10 plus APs and was waitlisted > rejected from VT engineering.

FCPS top 10 jigh school.

4.2 with that many APs? Suggests more A-rather than A in several classes throughout the years.

Agree 4.2 W is around average at many high schools in Virginia. Average is rarely good enough for VT engineering unless it is a top feeder private. Our stem magnet sends many in the 4.3.4.5 range to VT. Scoir shows they do not get in to ivies or top publics for engineering. The top 10% cutoff is usually 4.8+ and they go to ivy+ or michigan or UCB as a backup. Parents on dcum need to look around at scoir or listen to deanJ and others: gpa is quite inflated at Virginia schools, with many having 3/4 of the graduates above a 4.0W. It comes down to course difficulty and relative rank compared to the peers in the high school. At some high schools VT accepts from the top half, for others it us from the top 15%. Uva also takes a higher % from the stronger high schools.
Ask the school for VT acceptance data.

This clown is my favorite VT troll. Reading their two posts together (which isn't easy, BTW), VT is supposedly for average or below-average students from their kid's magnet, yet somehow a reach for students from regular public schools.

The real truth about VT is simple: lots of average kids get admitted with less than stellar grades, but it's heavily dependent on their intended major and which high school they attended. Whether by design or not, VT just isn't going to take every qualified kid from NOVA.

DP. Just a quibble re: the bolded. This really isn't true. There are not a lot of "average" kids at VT, and certainly not with less than stellar grades.

I wasn't trying to knock VT here. My point is that VT is a large public university that admits a lot of kids across the state. I only need to look at my kid's FCPS Naviance to see the test scores and GPAs of students admitted to VT. At my kid's school VT admits start at 3.5 WPGA with SATs (probably TO) at a little over 1000. So yes, plenty of below average students from my kid's school are getting admitted to VT. I'm sure for the most part these kids are not being admitted to engineering or business, but they are still students at VT.