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What Virginia Tech costs

Blacksburg, Virginia · Public · 30,923 undergrads

Virginia Tech's in-state sticker price was $39,324 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $25,808 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $11,378. Out-of-state students pay $22,464 more in tuition.

What does Virginia Tech cost?

$25,808 a year in-state

Out of state: about $48,272 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $39,324.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$11,378
$30,000–$48,000$9,464
$48,000–$75,000$15,085
$75,000–$110,000$22,747
over $110,000$35,800

Out-of-state tuition is $38,914 a year, against $16,450 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $22,464 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$11,378$33,842
$30,000–$48,000$9,464$31,928
$48,000–$75,000$15,085$37,549
$75,000–$110,000$22,747$45,211
Over $110,000$35,800$58,264

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $22,464 more in tuition that Virginia Tech charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 71% off Virginia Tech's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Virginia Tech's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Virginia Tech cost less than Penn State and Auburn University but more than North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Virginia Tech$15,085$25,808
Penn State$25,458$33,675
Auburn University$21,665$25,424
North Carolina State University at Raleigh$10,322$16,486

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$16,450
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$38,914
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$39,324
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $22,464 more in tuition at Virginia Tech and usually get less aid.

17%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$9,168
average grant for students who got aid.
33%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$20,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Virginia Tech cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $11,378 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $39,324. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Virginia Tech's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Virginia Tech cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $9,464 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $39,324. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Virginia Tech's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Virginia Tech cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $15,085 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $39,324. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Virginia Tech's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Virginia Tech cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Virginia Tech is $38,914 a year, against $16,450 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $25,808 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $22,464 tuition gap gives about $48,272 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Test scores: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Deadlines: vt.edu, 2026-27 (checked Nov 5, 2026)
  • Test rule: vt.edu, fall 2027 (checked Nov 2, 2026)

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers