Supreme Court decided Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, banning affirmative action in college admissions. The university also ended its binding early decision program because it "created unneeded pressure on students [...] particularly those needing financial aid".
== Rankings ==
In U.S. News & World Report's list of "2024 Best Colleges", Virginia Tech tied for 47th overall among national universities, tied for 20th among public ones, tied at 25th for "Most Innovative", ranked 156th in "Best Value Schools", and tied for 207th in "Top Performers on Social Mobility".
The Pamplin College of Business's part-time MBA program was tied for 19th overall by U.S. News & World Report in 2020. The Master of Information Technology program, jointly sponsored by the Pamplin College of Business and the College of Engineering, is ranked No. 4 in U.S. News & World Report's Best Online Graduate Computer Information Technology Programs. This interdisciplinary program is offered entirely online.
Programs in the College …
