Colleges in USA

As per an unofficial source, Virginia Tech ranked #51 among national universities and #92 in the best-value schools. Some of the best reasons to attend Virginia Tech are given below:

• Graduation rates: The university has a high graduation rate of 69%. 
• Small class size: With a 17:1 student-faculty ratio, 34% of the class has less than 20 students 

With a 57% regular acceptance rate, Virginia Tech is moderately tough to get into especially if students have low academic performance. The moderate acceptance rate shows that the university follows a lenient selection criterion where it gives priority to factors such as rigor of secondary school record, academic GPA, standardized test score, application essay, recommendation, and more. 

Virginia Tech is one of the best universities for international students. International students from all over the globe take Virginia Tech admission for its mission to provide practical education to professionals or college graduates to pursue advanced courses in Accounting; Advertising; Business; Engineering; Economics; Computer Science; and more. 

If we look at the Iowa State University placement rate for 2021-22, then for BS graduates, it is 97%. In case, of the MS and M. Engineering graduates, the placement rate is 98%.

Yes, being an international student, you can work on-campus. However, to work on-campus, you need to maintain F-1 status, not work more than 20 hours while the school is in session, and not displace a U.S. resident. Note that you may be employed full-time during holidays and vacation periods, if you are eligible and want to register for the next school term.

Some of the top recruiters of the College of Engineering graduates of Iowa State University as per major (2017-2022) are Collins Aerospace, Raytheon, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force for Aerospace Engineering; ADM, Ecolab Inc, Amcor, etc. for Chemical Engineering; ISG, Terracon, HR Green, Foth Companies, etc. for Civil Engineering; Emerson, IBM, Intel, ITC Holdings Corp. for Electrical Engineering.

Various type of career services are provided by the College of Engineering of Iowa State University. These services include advice on your resume or cover letter and preparing for an interview, etc. Also, you can check the positions at the online, career management system named as CyHire. Apart from these, you can also go for internships and take part in the career fairs.