At the Pamplin College of Business, your education is more than a collection of courses. It is Pamplin+, an experiential learning curriculum that connects foundational business knowledge with AI-enhanced learning, hands-on projects, modern business tools, and meaningful opportunities beyond the classroom. Pamplin+ makes your education more practical, more relevant, and more impactful from your very first semester.
Every student in Pamplin benefits from a curriculum built around four essential pillars that drive learning and long-term success. Through high-impact co-curricular experiences, hands-on classroom learning with AI and emerging technologies, progressional cross-disciplinary cohort projects, and a strong foundation in core business disciplines, students gain the skills and confidence needed to drive decisions in a dynamic business world. The Pamplin+ curriculum connects these four components to ensure that all students have the opportunity to develop professional business skills that align with their career interests.
Every Pamplin student takes a required AI Literacy course that builds responsible and intentional use of AI in business. Across departments, courses integrate real business problems, data analytics tools, and emerging technologies with faculty who bring industry insights and hands on applications into the classroom.
Every Pamplin student completes two co curricular experiences, one required internship and a second experience of their choice. Options include additional internships, global study abroad experiences, undergraduate research, teaching or mentorship programs, leadership in student business organizations, or other supervised professional activities that total at least one hundred hours.
Students move through a series of cohort based project courses and work in cross disciplinary teams to apply problem solving strategies. From small business ventures to competition simulations, community partnerships, and corporate sponsored challenges, students develop and refine career ready business skills through real world projects.
As an AACSB accredited business school, Pamplin ensures every student builds a strong foundation in economics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, operations and logistics, and business analytics. Students then deepen their expertise through one of seven business degrees, each with additional options that align coursework with specific career paths.
Pamplin gives students the tools, experiences, and confidence to move from learning about business to doing business. Through hands-on courses taught by faculty with real industry insight, students build the practical skills employers look for—problem-solving, data literacy, communication, teamwork, and the ability to adapt in fast-moving environments.
Preparation doesn’t happen in the classroom alone. Career advising, internships, student organizations, and a powerful alumni and employer network help students explore interests, test ideas, and connect directly with opportunities. By the time they graduate, Pamplin students have experience they can talk about, relationships that open doors, and the confidence to step into their first role ready to contribute.
These outcomes reflect that advantage. When students are supported, challenged, and surrounded by people committed to their success, they turn potential into real momentum for their futures.
Employment rate, among the highest at Virginia Tech.
Median starting salary for recent graduates.
A powerful network driving early career success.
With 16 majors and 9 minors across seven academic departments, Pamplin offers pathways for every interest, including analytics, finance, cybersecurity, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and many others. Whether you arrive knowing exactly what you want to study or you are still exploring, our programs are built to help you discover your strengths and connect your academic choices to real career opportunities.
Students can start as Business Undecided and explore courses across disciplines before selecting a major. Advisors, faculty, and career coaches help guide the way, ensuring each student builds a program that supports their goals and prepares them for the future of business. With options that span people skills, data skills, technology skills, strategy, and innovation, Pamplin makes it easy to chart the path that is right for you.
Pamplin brings together a broad and engaged undergraduate community. Students come from across the country and around the world, and they join programs that balance scale with a personal, connected learning environment. These numbers provide a snapshot of the students who make up the Pamplin College of Business.
5,800
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students enrolled in Pamplin business programs.
1,200
First Year Students
Students who join Pamplin as new first year undergraduates each fall.
250
Transfer Students
Students who transfer into Pamplin undergraduate programs each year.
35
States Represented
States represented in the Pamplin undergraduate student population.
16
Countries Represented
Countries represented by Pamplin undergraduate international students.
230
International Students
International undergraduate students studying business in Pamplin.
25%
Business Undecided
Approximate share of first year students who begin as Business Undecided and explore majors before selecting a path.
55
Average Class Size
Average enrollment in undergraduate business courses, supporting interaction with faculty and classmates.
Together, these figures reflect a large and active undergraduate community with a wide range of interests and backgrounds. Pamplin offers students opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn in an environment that is both comprehensive and highly supportive of academic and professional growth.
Find the program that fits your interests and goals.
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