The
Virginia Military Institute (
VMI) is a
state-supported military college in
Lexington, Virginia, the oldest such institution in the
United States. Unlike any other
senior military college in the United States, and in keeping with its founding principles, VMI enrolls only military cadets and awards baccalaureate degrees exclusively. VMI offers cadets strict
military discipline combined with a spartan, physically and academically demanding environment. The Institute grants degrees in 14 disciplines in engineering, the sciences, and the liberal arts.