Virginia Tech
"VA Tech" redirects here. For other uses, see VA Tech (disambiguation). Virginia Tech Motto Ut Prosim (Latin) Motto in English That I May Serve Type Public Land-grant Space-grant Sea-grant Senior military college Established 1872 Academic affiliations APLU ORAU URA Endowment $1.15 billion (2018) [1] Budget $1.5 billion [2] President Timothy D. Sands [3] Provost Cyril Clarke [4] Academic staff 1,395 [5] Students 32,304 [6] Undergraduates 27,140 [6] Postgraduates 5,164 [6] Location Blacksburg , Virginia , U.S. 37°13.5′N 80°25.5′W / 37.2250°N 80.4250°W / 37.2250; -80.4250 Coordinates: 37°13.5′N 80°25.5′W / 37.2250°N 80.4250°W / 37.2250; -80.4250 Campus College town 2,600 acres (11 km 2 ; 4.1 sq mi) Colors Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange [7] Nickname Hokies Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I – ACC Mascot HokieBird Website www.vt.edu Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , commonly known as Virginia Tech and by the initialisms VT and