West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV · Public four-year · City: Small
18,615undergraduates
89%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$13,691average net price per year
60%graduate in 6 years
81%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 19,857
- Admitted
- 17,129
- Admit rate
- 89%
- Admit rate, women
- 88%
- Admit rate, men
- 85%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 26%
- First-year students
- 4,377
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 67%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 520-630
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 490-610
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 30%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 20-26
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Not considered |
| Essay or personal statement | Not considered |
| Class rank | Required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Considered, not required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
93 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (11)
- Accounting Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (44 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's (110 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (43 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (143 awarded)
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (74 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (168 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Engineering (10)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Bachelor's (98 awarded)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (62 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (40 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (154 awarded)
- Mining and Mineral Engineering Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (10)
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's (38 awarded)
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Health and Wellness, General Bachelor's (92 awarded)
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Public Health, General Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (179 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (6)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (124 awarded)
- Biometry/Biometrics Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Bachelor's (150 awarded)
- Microbiology and Immunology Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Social sciences (7)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Criminology Bachelor's (147 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Geography Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (22 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (87 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (8)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (53 awarded)
- Dance, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Design and Visual Communications, General Bachelor's (58 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Game and Interactive Media Design Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Music History, Literature, and Theory Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (3)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (153 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (64 awarded)
- Sustainability Studies Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (3)
- Journalism Bachelor's (148 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (51 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (3)
- Agricultural Economics Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Agronomy and Crop Science Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's (103 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (3)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Bachelor's (162 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (149 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- General Studies Bachelor's (119 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (5)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Land Use Planning and Management/Development Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's (61 awarded)
- Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Forensic Science and Technology Bachelor's (102 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (70 awarded)
Education (4)
- Agricultural Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (66 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (14 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (47 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (34 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (29 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (5)
- Chinese Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Russian Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Graduate programs (118)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Audiology/Audiologist Doctorate (professional)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other Master's
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master's
- Dental Clinical Sciences, General Master's
- Dentistry Doctorate (professional)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other Master's
- Health Services Administration Master's
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Master's
- Medical Science/Scientist Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Practice Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Science Doctorate (research)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Pathology/Pathologist Assistant Master's
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Doctorate (research)
- Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics Doctorate (research)
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Public Health, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Agricultural Teacher Education Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Education, General Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Educational/Instructional Technology Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Learning Sciences Doctorate (research)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Doctorate (research)
- Business/Commerce, General Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications Master's
- Journalism Master's
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's
- Chemical Engineering Master's
- Civil Engineering, General Master's
- Computer Software Engineering Master's
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's
- Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's
- Industrial Engineering Master's
- Materials Engineering Master's
- Mechanical Engineering Master's
- Mining and Mineral Engineering Master's
- Petroleum Engineering Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Studies Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Social Work Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's
- Geography Master's
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Master's
- Forensic Science and Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Art/Art Studies, General Master's
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's
- Music Management Master's
- Music Theory and Composition Master's
- Music, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Master's
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's
- Biostatistics Master's
- Cell Physiology Doctorate (research)
- Epidemiology Doctorate (research)
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Genetics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Immunology Doctorate (research)
- Molecular Physiology Doctorate (research)
- Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Neuroscience Doctorate (research)
- Counseling Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Developmental and Child Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Educational Psychology Master's
- Experimental Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Doctorate (research)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering/Industrial Management Master's
- Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician Master's
- Environmental Studies Master's
- Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Forest Sciences and Biology Doctorate (research)
- Forestry, General Master's
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Master's
- Applied Linguistics Master's
- Linguistics Master's
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's
- Financial Mathematics Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Agriculture, General Master's
- Agronomy and Crop Science Master's
- Animal Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Plant Sciences, General Doctorate (research)
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctorate (research)
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General Master's
- Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Master's
- Landscape Architecture Master's
- Sustainability Studies Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $9,648
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $27,360
- Housing and food on campus
- $13,876
- Books and supplies
- $950
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,170
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $27,644
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $45,356
- Total cost living at home
- $13,768
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,217 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,199 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $12,379 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $15,708 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,130 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 97%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 93%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $11,893
- Got a grant from the college
- 90%
- Average grant from the college
- $8,921
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 20%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 56%
- Average amount borrowed
- $9,830
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 43%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 57%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 60%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 64%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 61%
- Transferred to another college
- 24%
- Came back for year two
- 81%
| Pell grant students | 49% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 60% |
| Neither | 66% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 2,584 | 65% |
| Men | 2,627 | 55% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 43% (small group) |
| Asian | 83 | 66% |
| Black | 224 | 45% |
| Hispanic | 202 | 50% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 4,174 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 236 | 48% |
| Race unknown | 13 | 62% (small group) |
| International | 270 | 61% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 4,943 | 65% | 22% |
| Started here, part-time | 24 | 8% | 25% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,139 | 66% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 179 | 57% | 15% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 24,200
- Undergraduates
- 18,615
- Full-time undergraduates
- 17,126
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,489
- Graduate students
- 5,585
- Students per faculty member
- 17 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 43%
- From out of state
- 56%
- From other countries
- 1%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 4%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 5%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 12%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 3% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 82% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV, 26506
- County
- Monongalia County
- Part of
- West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Land-grant university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.