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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There were some posts on another thread. From what I heard, it was OOS students. The one we know is a psychology major .[/quote]

Thanks for that - I searched before posting, but didn't find anything. We are in-state COE. Not optimistic, but as a double-RIF family, were really hoping for the in-state tuition![/quote]

I am really sorry.  We toured VT this week.  During the information session, VT said of the 58,000 applications it received 23,000 were for COE. For 2200 slots.  [/quote]
Just to clarify this, 2200 seats means they'd accept a multiple of that, because not everyone accepted chooses to enroll. VT's overall yield is about 27%, so for 2200 seats, they'd accept &gt;8k, or about 35%.[/quote]

True.  The overall yield rate is about that.  The yield rate for engineering is around 28%. [/quote]
NP. 
Thank you SO MUCH! for clarifying 28% vs. 27%. Not only was that necessary, but it was incredibly constructive and reflects really well on the VaTech community. Thanks!!!![/quote]

I don't think the chance of movement looks good for in-state engineering wait list applicants. The bulk of VT's OOS applicants and students come from engineering. The numbers for 2024-2025 tell a sad story for VT in-state engineering applicants.

VT had 21,310 engineering applications for 2024-2025. For in-state, there were 5,286 applications with 2,776 offered and 1,373 enrolled. For OOS, it was 16,024 applications with 8,815 offered and 1,152 enrolled. VT had total OOS applications of 26,200, so the vast majority of out-of-state demand is for engineering. Also, VT enrolls close to 50% OOS for engineering.

Since VT's in-state engineering yield is 50% and out-of-state yield is 13%, any movement is in my opinion likely to come from OOS.

And now my rant: VT's policy is problematic for Virginia residents for several reasons. As a public land-grant university [b]primarily funded by Virginia taxpayers[/b], VT should prioritize serving in-state students, especially in high-demand fields like engineering. The nearly 50% OOS enrollment in engineering means qualified Virginia students are being denied spots in a program their families' tax dollars help support. While OOS students bring higher tuition revenue, this approach sacrifices VT's core mission of educating Virginia residents. [/quote]
Link to the budget docs that show VT is PRIMARILY funded by taxpayers.

You can’t. Because Vieginia doesn’t fund higher ed well. They need that tuition money. OOS money subsidizes VA students. [/quote]

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