Virginia Tech® home

Graduate School

Our Primary Goal is to Help Our Students Thrive and Succeed

Grad School in Spring

The Fall 2025 Graduate Commencement will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, in Cassell Coliseum on the Blacksburg campus.

Find out more on the university commencement webpage.

 

STUDENT SUPPORT

The words Graduate School on the portico of the GLC's Alumni Hall entrance

The Graduate School offices, housing, and spaces for classes, meetings, and social gatherings can be found at the Graduate Life Center on the Blacksburg campus.

School of Public Information and Policy, SPIA, Virginia Tech National Capital Region, Alexandria, VA, graduate students, classroom, professor and students

Picture of students and their professor in a classroom in active discussion

The Little Hokie Hangout early education center is accepting applications for the spring 2026 semester. The flexible program is subsidized by the Graduate School for children ages 2-5. Access the application form here.

Office Hours

Graduate School office hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Offices will open Tuesday, December 9 at 11:45 .m.

On Friday, December 12, offices will be closed 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

On Friday, December 19, offices will close at 12 p.m. for commencement. 

Offices will be closed December 24-January 1.

Virginia Tech is expanding student access and affordability, and increasing the university's ability to bring together talent and solve complex problems.

Virginia Tech Advantage  provides emergency funds and other support to graduate students.  Our students also play a key role in Virginia Tech Global Distinction.

Virginia Tech
Advantage

Virginia Tech
Global Distinction