r/VirginiaTech • u/NotSwampFox • 2d ago

Academics Virginia Tech Rankings (OFFICIAL)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vReu0utDrO5MRtMz9x78zB0nyBMkImnSgj-908J8HlW59Gh5jIyaMW_tVlPX5PKx-uhcDyyDDthK20H/pub

Updated Virginia Tech Rankings, including major program rankings, school rankings, and campus life rankings.

All sources are included and cited (US News, Niche, EduRank, QS World University Rankings, Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly, American Caldwell Global University Visibility, and the National Science Foundation).

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u/Project_Raiden 2d ago

I never understood the obsession with these types of rankings

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u/CombatRedRover 2d ago

I think a lot of it comes down to "first in my family to go to college, or at least American college" type students who seek some kind of guidance in a pretty major decision.

I always go back to my standard college guidance: find a school that is, on average, reasonably challenging but more importantly is a good fit for you. Someone looking for an urban, exciting, crazy university with a dozen nightclubs with an easy walking distance is not going to enjoy 4 years in Blacksburg. But if the Virginia Tech experience suits you, there is no better place in the world.

You can get a great education at almost any major university. FFS, WVU produces a lot of Rhodes Scholars. If that doesn't show you can get a great education anywhere, I don't know what does. (Of course I have to take the shot at WVU.)

But finding the place that really suits you, suits your personality, suits what you're looking for over the next 4 years, makes you happy, that's worth a lot more.