Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, consistently ranked among the top 25 public universities in the United States. Founded in 1872 as a land-grant institution, Virginia Tech has exceptional programs in engineering (consistently top 10 nationally), computer science, architecture and design, agriculture, business (Pamplin College), and veterinary medicine. Virginia Tech is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Blacksburg is a classic college town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia — remote and insular in the best sens…
