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VMI Board Hears Budget Pressure as Enrollment Misses Target; FY26 Amendment Noted

Board of Visitors, Virginia Military Institute · February 1, 2026
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Summary

Board members were briefed on an enrollment shortfall and budget pressures. Committee reporting estimated a shortfall of roughly 28 matriculating cadets and discussed a FY26 budget amendment the minutes record as a net expenditure increase (~$8.8M).

The Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors received a detailed financial briefing that flagged enrollment and budgetary pressure ahead of FY27 planning.

During the audit and financial planning report, a board member said the institution fell about 28 matriculating cadets short of projections; the meeting recorded that "for every 20 cadets that don't matriculate, that's about $1,000,000" in…

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