Visit Virginia Tech
Welcome to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution.
Located on 2,600 acres in the town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is home to world-class faculty, dynamic collaborations, groundbreaking research, and a friendly community of Hokies committed to service and academic excellence.
Since our founding in 1872 as a public land-grant school, we offer a hands-on, engaging approach to education that prepares scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. We offer the largest number of degree programs in Virginia. We provide cutting-edge technological leadership and fuel economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across the state.
Long dedicated to our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), we boast a vibrant culture of ideas and activities and a palpable spirit of innovation that truly is contagious.
The information on these pages will guide you in your discovery of the university, opening the doors to our beautiful campus and the surrounding area.
Directions to campus
Virginia Tech and the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center are easily accessible from both major interstates in Southwest Virginia.
Campus earns high marks
Virginia Tech is consistently recognized for its value and the quality of its programs, such as being on the best value lists created by both The Princeton Review and Kiplingers. Blacksburg is among the Top 10 Places to Raise a Family.
Contact the Visitor Center
The Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center is at 925 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Look for it at the southwest corner of Prices Fork Road and University City Boulevard. Parking passes, maps, and other visit information are available from the contacts below.
- 540-231-3548
- welcome@vt.edu
Contact Undergraduate Admissions
For information related to open house events, campus tours, or admissions activities, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
- 540-231-6267
- admissions@vt.edu
Contact Graduate Admissions
If you would like to visit the Graduate Life Center and tour campus with a graduate student host, please contact the Graduate School.
- 540-231-8636
- grads@vt.edu
Stay in touch
Stay in touch with Virginia Tech through social media.
- Connect with the university, check out photos of campus, and get news and information through the Virginia Tech Facebook page.
- Stay up to date with news from campus and stories about students, faculty, and alumni. Follow @virginia_tech on Twitter.
- Learn about campus from students, employees, and alumni who takeover @im_a_hokie on Twitter.
- See campus through our Instagram.
- Seriously considering Virginia Tech? Interested in what students have to say about the university? Start your future right here.
- Check out Undergraduate Admissions’ Facebook page.
- Hokie Tracks will keep you in the loop.
- Follow tweets from Undergraduate Admissions. Follow @FollowMeToVT on Twitter.
Looking for something specific? Find a complete list of the university's social networks here.