VMI maintained its reputation as one of the nation’s best colleges, ranking No. 59 among more than 200 national liberal arts colleges, according to the 2025 Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News and World Report released Sept. 24, 2024.—VMI Alumni Agencies photo.
VMI maintained its reputation as one of the nation’s best colleges, according to the 2025 Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News and World Report released Sept. 24, 2024.
VMI ranked No. 59 among more than 200 national liberal arts colleges, up from No. 63 last year and No. 70 in 2023. Among public liberal arts colleges, the Institute ranked fourth behind only the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy.
Unlike many other publications that issue college rankings, U.S. News also ranks certain programs found at numerous colleges and universities. This year, VMI ranked 30th out of more than 280 institutions nationwide that have an accredited engineering program but do not offer a doctoral degree. The Institute’s undergraduate computer science and economics programs were also recognized in this year’s rankings.
U.S. News analysts work to enable students and their families to identify colleges that meet their needs. With only slight changes reported by U.S. News regarding the methodology this year, more than half of a school’s rank is made up of outcome measures related to a school’s success in enrolling and graduating students with manageable debt and post-graduation success.
The application for the Corps of Cadets is open for the next academic year, and the admissions staff is available for any questions. More than 97% of VMI graduates are employed or enrolled in a graduate program within 5 months of commencement. U.S. News reports that 6 years after graduation, the median salary of a VMI alumnus is $63,545.
Editor's Note: Story originally published by Virginia Military Institute.
