in three years. The money is going to expand The Barracks to house 1,500 cadets, renovate and modernize the academic buildings. VMI is spending another $200 million to build the VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics, to be used by cadets, Washington and Lee University students, and other U.S. and international students. The funding will also support "study abroad" programs, including joint ventures with Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England and many other universities.
== Academics ==
In 2025, VMI offered 14 majors in 6 academic departments: Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Information and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, and ROTC. The institute was ranked 65 in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings of "National Liberal Arts Colleges".
== Military service ==
While all cadets are required to take four years of ROTC, accepting a commission in the armed forces is optional. While over 50 percent of VMI graduates are commissioned each year, the VMI Board of Visitors has set a goal …
