Rankings + Figures
Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design is a premiere destination for high-value programs.
Not only do we think so, we've been recognized as such in numerous reviews and national rankings over the years. Our ranked programs span across our four schools: School of Architecture, School of Visual Arts, School of Performing Arts, and School of Design.
National Rankings
#4
ARCHITECTURE - MOST HIRED FROM
DesignIntelligence, 2019-20
NATIONAL
TOP GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL
GRAPHIC DESIGN USA, 2021
#4
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE - MOST HIRED FROM
DESIGNINTELLIGENCE, 2019-20
#5
INTERIOR DESIGN - MOST HIRED FROM
DESIGNINTELLIGENCE, 2019-20
#8
BEST COLLEGE FOR FINE AND STUDIO ARTS IN THE SOUTHEAST
COLLEGE FACTUAL
#13
TOP EAST COAST ANIMATION SCHOOL
Animation Career Review
#18
TOP NATIONAL PUBLIC ANIMATION SCHOOL
Animation Career Review
College Overview
1,700+
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
200
COLLEGE
FACULTY
5
AAD CAMPUS LOCATIONS
Find the Right Program for You
12
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
11
MINORS
6
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
335
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AWARDED, 2022
82
MASTER'S DEGREES AWARDED, 2022
10
DOCTORATE DEGREES AWARDED, 2022
Undergraduate Student Snapshot
- 1,500+ undergraduate students
- Hail from more than 39 states and 35 countries
- 72 scholarships awarded for the 2022-23 academic year
- 52% of AAD students are on the Dean's List
- 130 students enrolled in the Honors College
- 57% female
- 43% male
Incoming First-Year Class
- 370 incoming students
- 42% Virginia residents
- 58% students from 30 other states and five other countries
- 58% female
- 42% male
Graduate Student Snapshot
- 200+ graduate students
- 63% female
- 37% male
Overall Rankings for Virginia Tech
#7
MOST LOVED COLLEGE
PRINCETON REVIEW, 2020
#12
TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
NICHE, 2024
#20
NATIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 2024