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A student who enrolls at Virginia Tech under the non-degree program must meet minimum requirements set by the university. All students must be in good standing at their current school and have at least a recalculated 2.0 GPA to be considered for non-degree student status. Transcripts are required.
Of those that are accepted, around 40% registered for enrollment. Using acceptance rate data from previous years, we can project that the Virginia Tech acceptance rate in 2015 is going to be around 69%. You can get more information from the admissions office website at admiss.vt.edu.