Admissions Insights: The results are in

How does Virginia Tech rank? The following highlights some of Virginia Tech's academic, financial, food, and employment rankings.

General rankings:

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked Virginia Tech #71 among the 100 best national universities in its "America's Best Colleges" survey.
Virginia Tech ranked 46 out of 679 universities, according to the recent National Science Foundation (NSF) ranking, which is based on research expenditures reported for the year ending June 30, 2008.

Academic program rankings:

College of Architecture & Urban Studies: According to DesignIntelligence, landscape architecture program is #1 in North America; undergraduate architecture is #2 in the nation;undergraduate industrial design is #13 in the nation; undergraduate interior design is #9 in the nation. According to U.S. News & World Report, the undergraduate public affairs program is #27 in the nation.
College of Engineerimg: ranked #14 in the nation, U.S. News & World Report
Pamplin College of Business: among top 50 business schools in the nation, U.S. News & World Report

Financial rankings:
The Princeton Review ranked Virginia Tech #8 in its list of the "100 Best Value Colleges for 2010."
Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked Virginia Tech as #16 in its "100 Best Values in Public Colleges."
Food rankings:
The Princeton Review ranked Virginia Tech Dining # 1 for Best Campus Food in it's "Best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition."
Career/Employment rankings:
The PayScale College Salary Report ranked Virginia Tech among the top 10 colleges and universities for potential starting and mid-career salaries of its graduates.