COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 233921PUBLIC

BLACKSBURG, VA

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$24,953Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate86.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$85,647working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$85,647
Median earnings 5 years after completion$80,730

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$11,689
$30,001–48,000$11,670
$48,001–75,000$17,894
$75,001–110,000$25,835
$110,001+$34,201

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion86.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention92.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients15.3%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share33.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid52.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,408federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates30,923IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate54.8%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,500

6,420 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

29 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 253 working graduates$144,103 earnings · $20,500 debt →Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 139 working graduates$122,026 earnings · $26,000 debt →Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 113 working graduates$116,641 earnings · $22,870 debt →Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree · 346 working graduates$108,726 earnings · $21,700 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$106,633 earnings · $26,000 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$106,011 earnings · $25,350 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$104,839 earnings · $25,849 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 258 working graduates$102,902 earnings · $22,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 164 working graduates$99,528 earnings · $18,500 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 286 working graduates$96,376 earnings · $23,000 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$95,165 earnings · $27,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$92,653 earnings · $22,500 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 208 working graduates$88,142 earnings · $25,760 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 175 working graduates$86,338 earnings · $22,500 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 145 working graduates$80,023 earnings · $22,535 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 186 working graduates$75,687 earnings · $24,250 debt →ArchitectureBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$75,074 earnings · $29,000 debt →Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 172 working graduates$74,005 earnings · $25,000 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$71,988 earnings · $21,500 debt →Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$68,263 earnings · $22,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 215 working graduates$66,106 earnings · $20,613 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$65,248 earnings · $22,875 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$64,225 earnings · $21,625 debt →ForestryBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$64,204 earnings · $20,919 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 109 working graduates$63,654 earnings · $22,859 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$61,703 earnings · $20,500 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 218 working graduates$58,340 earnings · $21,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 170 working graduates$56,365 earnings · $22,151 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$47,224 earnings · $22,631 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.