What SAT score do you need for Virginia Military Institute? (Middle 50%: 1090–1280)
First-year students at Virginia Military Institute who sent an SAT scored 1090–1280, with a median of 1200 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Virginia Military Institute admits 71% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Virginia Military Institute
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1090–1280, median 1200
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Virginia Military Institute by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 71%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1090–1280
- Median SAT
- 1200
- About on the ACT
- 21–27
- Sent an SAT
- 3%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Virginia Military Institute admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 16%, from 1,779 in 2015 to 2,066 in 2024, and Virginia Military Institute's admit rate went from 53% to 71%.
- 53%
- 71%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,066 | 1,472 | 71% |
| 2023 | 1,171 | 957 | 82% |
| 2022 | 1,192 | 847 | 71% |
| 2021 | 1,549 | 990 | 64% |
| 2020 | 1,543 | 924 | 60% |
| 2019 | 1,515 | 902 | 60% |
| 2018 | 1,768 | 907 | 51% |
| 2017 | 1,718 | 913 | 53% |
| 2016 | 1,843 | 939 | 51% |
| 2015 | 1,779 | 940 | 53% |
In fall 2024, 467 of the 1,472 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Virginia Military Institute
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1040Far reachHold
- 1040–1080ReachHold
- 1090–1190TargetHold
- 1200–1270TargetSend
- 1280 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Virginia Military Institute SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 520 | 580 | 620 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 550 | 610 | 640 |
| SAT total | 1090 | 1200 | 1280 |
| ACT composite | 21 | 24 | 28 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 3% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.60
- 99% of new students reported one
- Top 10% of their class
- 9%
- of new students who reported a rank
Virginia Military Institute early decision and waitlist
Early decision
225 of 305 early decision applicants were admitted.
- Early decision74%
- All applicants71%
Early pools often include recruited athletes and other strong applicants, so the gap overstates how much applying early helps on its own.
Waitlist
55 applicants were offered a spot, 27 took it, and 6 were admitted from it.
22%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in
Common Data Set 2025–26.
Virginia Military Institute cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $17,113
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 76%
- Median earnings
- $77,369
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,569
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Virginia Military Institute
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · 71% admitted1140–1270, median 1200
- University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · 72% admitted1090–1310, median 1210
- Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH · 72% admitted1078–1273, median 1210
- Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA · 68% admitted1110–1250, median 1190
- Texas TechLubbock, TX · 73% admitted1110–1270, median 1190
- Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · 70% admitted1080–1270, median 1190
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Sources
- Virginia Military Institute Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Virginia Military Institute website
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