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DON'T DO ORDINARY.
The VMI experience is about more than earning a degree—it’s about joining a community that values honor, perseverance, and service.
Ranked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, Virginia Military Institute offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
Ranked the #4 public liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report, Virginia Military Institute offers small class sizes, academically challenging undergraduate programs, Division I athletics, and the largest ROTC program in the nation.
VMI Community Updates
Institute leadership continues to communicate important information for cadets, their families, faculty & staff, and the VMI community at large:
- Evening Gun: VMI has resumed the firing of the evening gun Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings at 5 p.m. The cannon may be heard throughout the City of Lexington and parts of Rockbridge County near post.
- Noise Notice: There will be loud ceremonial cannon fire in the Lexington area on several afternoons the week of Nov. 3-7 as VMI prepares for and celebrates Founders Day.
- Get to know VMI: Admissions Open Houses are the best way for high school juniors and seniors to see and experience first-hand what it's like being a cadet at the Institute. This 2-day program is designed to be informational for both students and their parent(s)/guardian(s). Learn more and secure a spot today for the remaining fall opportunity: Nov. 14-15.
- Scholarship Opportunities: Are you applying to VMI as a recipient of a three or four-year ROTC national scholarship? If so, explore how the Institute can help ease the cost of your education at No Ordinary College through the Call to Duty Scholarship, now accepting applications. VMI also offers a number of merit-based scholarships to top academic talent. Explore the Institute Scholar and Peay Merit Scholarship opportunities for more details and requirements.
ⓘ VMI Community: To receive important information concerning emergencies, weather, traffic, and parking, text the word "Keydet" to 772-95.
Save the Date: Nov. 13 is VMI’s Day of Giving!
VMI Alumni Agencies invites you to be a part of VMI’s Day of Giving Nov. 13! The class with the most donors will have their class year on Moe’s jersey during home football and basketball games in the 2026–27 season!
In addition, an exciting new challenge is being introduced this year.Because academic rigor is at the very heart of VMI, you can now show your support to the department of your choice through the Major Participation Challenge. The department with the most votes will win $25,000 in additional funding! To vote, simply make a gift to any fund on the Day of Giving and choose your major from the Major Academic Challenge dropdown menu!
News from Post
Pipe Band Members Compete in Charleston
While the Keydets and the Bulldogs contended for the Silver Shako, members of the VMI Pipe Band competed at the 54th Annual Scottish Games and Highland Gathering at Riverfront Park in North Charleston.
VMI Community Theatre Presents “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency”
The three-act play was written by Douglas Adams, author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Gently is a detective who finds himself on the trail of a gruesome murder, involved with the works of Coleridge, quantum physics, and the enigmatic study of the Cambridge Professor of Chronology.
Annual Leadership & Ethics Conference Held at VMI: Draws International Delegations
The 16th annual Leadership and Ethics Conference hosted by the Center for Leadership and Ethics (CLE), with the theme of “Leading With Integrity,” included 190 participants, made up of students and staff members from many colleges, universities, and military academies from across the globe.
Cadet Studies Civil War Medical Kit
VMI cadet uses modern chemistry techniques to analyze and uncover the medical practices behind a Civil War field surgeon’s 19th-century medical kit.