Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

About Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) prepares students to explore the intersections of planning, policy, and practice at the metropolitan, community, and neighborhood scales and in the diverse contexts of rural and urban, poor and affluent, fast-growing and declining communities. We engage issues affecting where people live, work and play; where they shop and receive medical attention; how they get from place to place; what communities look like; how communities work and how we use our resources. We are preparing the next generation of planners for this exciting and challenging work. UAP has two campuses: Arlington and Blacksburg, Virginia.

Points of Distinction

We are proud of our faculty expertise in various areas, including active and public transportation; collaborative governance; disaster resilience and risk management; economic and community development, and heterodox economics; environmental policy and planning, including climate resilience and community sustainability; international development; social and environmental psychology; and urban and rural policy and planning. In addition to our accredited Master of Urban and Regional Planning program (MURP), we offer two undergraduate majors - Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) and Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP); a PhD in Planning, Governance, and Globalization (PGG); and a range of Graduate Certificates.

Degrees & Programs

Master's Degree
Degree Name	Master of Urban & Regional Planning
Degree accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board:	Yes
Minimum GPA	3.0
Minimum GRE	Optional
Minimum TOEFL	90 (IBT) with a score of 20 or greater in the Listening, Writing, Speaking and Reading subsections
Minimum IELTS	6.5
Year this program started	1961
In-state tuition per year	$18,600 (tuition and fees)
Out-of-state tuition per year	$34,000 (tuition and fees)
Application deadline	Rolling admission
Financial aid and scholarship deadline	March 1st for fall admission

Bachelor's Degree
Degree Name	Public and Urban Affairs (PUA), with majors in Smart & Sustainable Cities (SSC) and Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP)
Degree accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board:	No
In-state tuition per year	$16,000 (tuition and fees)
Out-of-state tuition per year	$38,000 (tuition and fees)
Students in program	185
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio	21