Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public university in VA, founded in 1872 and offers Bachelor’s degrees for undergraduates and Master’s and Doctoral degrees for graduate students. The undergraduate enrollment is 30,020, and the graduate enrollment is 7,004. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a moderately selective school, receiving 31,974 applications and accepting 70.0% of applicants. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s athletics teams compete at the club, intramural, and varsity levels. Additionally, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University employs 2,040 full-time instructional staff (89% of whom hold doctorate degrees) and has a 14:1 student to faculty ratio.