Founded in 1872, Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 38,000 students on and off of its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. The university fulfills its land-grant mission by transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia. Virginia Tech’s multiple locations in the greater D.C. area expand access to graduate education, research capabilities, and partnership opportunities. The 11-story, 300,000 square ft Academic Building One opened just outside the nation’s capitol in January 2025, and is home to graduate programs in computer science, computer engineering, and business, as well as the university’s Institute for Advanced Computing.