Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Huntington, WV
Population 220,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,155
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 77%
From Region 18%
Athletes 8.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Media 66 35% / 65% 0% $34,354 7 96%
Art 32 +1 34% / 66% 0% $32,508 5 92%
Visual and Performing Arts 34 +1 35% / 65% 0% $36,093 9 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 206 62% / 38% 2% $82,885 91 97%
Accounting 34 +1 74% / 26% 0% $58,024 62 97%
Business Administration 143 +21 63% / 37% 3% $90,446 95 97%
Business Studies 28 43% / 57% 0% $75,631 86
Business and Managerial Economics $85,799 93
Finance $62,353 71
International Business $71,529 83
Management $55,951 58 93%
Management Information Systems $73,992 85
Marketing 1 100% / 0% 0% $50,114 42 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 116 16% / 84% 0% $48,420 37 95%
Early Childhood Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,420 37 95%
Elementary Education 70 4% / 96% 0% $48,420 37 95%
Secondary Education 43 37% / 63% 0% $48,420 37 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences 141 77% / 23% 2% $81,625 90 96%
Biomedical Engineering 12 42% / 58% 0% $83,545 91
Civil Engineering 20 75% / 25% 0% $84,683 92
Electrical Engineering 18 94% / 6% 0% $104,392 98 94%
Engineering 1 100% / 0% 0% $87,584 94
Mechanical Engineering 22 86% / 14% 0% $94,303 96 96%
Computer Science 25 76% / 24% 8% $72,013 83 100%
Computing Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $82,481 91
Cybersecurity 17 65% / 35% 0% $82,164 91 100%
Systems Science and Theory 17 88% / 12% 6% $49,359 40 90%
Aviation 8 75% / 25% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 327 30% / 70% 2% $65,250 75 96%
Dietetics 7 29% / 71% 0% $59,103 65 94%
Athletic Training 16 50% / 50% 0% $63,007 72 99%
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 0% / 100% 0% $80,390 89 100%
Exercise Science 31 52% / 48% 3% $65,174 75 97%
Health Professions 85 +6 35% / 65% 5% $48,574 37 94%
Nursing 96 14% / 86% 0% $78,134 88 98%
Occupational Safety and Health 9 100% / 0% 0% $102,127 98 93%
Radiologic Technology 20 5% / 95% 0% $63,007 72 99%
Rehabilitation Science 2 0% / 100% 100% $95,912 97 96%
Respiratory Care 11 27% / 73% 0% $63,007 72 99%
Speech-Language Pathology 13 0% / 100% 0% $53,572 52 94%
Recreation Management 10 70% / 30% 0% $60,770 68
Sport Management 18 +2 56% / 44% 6% $65,174 75 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 387 43% / 57% 1% $44,744 26 90%
English 37 +27 24% / 76% 0% $47,757 35 95%
Foreign Languages 5 +6 20% / 80% 0% $46,835 32
General Studies 136 51% / 49% 1% $40,998 16 86%
Geography 5 80% / 20% 0% $52,104 48
History 21 +7 67% / 33% 0% $42,757 20 87%
Humanities 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $40,998 16 86%
International Relations 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $52,794 50
Political Science 19 +2 58% / 42% 0% $44,876 26 92%
Professional Writing $45,735 28
Psychology 90 +12 29% / 71% 1% $47,285 33 90%
Social Work 26 19% / 81% 0% $43,994 24 100%
Sociology 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $43,071 21
Criminal Justice 40 +1 55% / 45% 0% $49,273 39 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 121 34% / 66% 1% $62,742 71 98%
Chemistry 16 +3 25% / 75% 0% $72,312 83 95%
Geosciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $58,573 64
Mathematics 10 +4 60% / 40% 0% $64,025 74
Physics 3 100% / 0% 0% $70,988 82
Biology 72 +4 32% / 68% 1% $64,345 74 100%
Environmental Science 16 25% / 75% 0% $44,656 26 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications 23 43% / 57% 0% $49,580 40 96%
Communication 6 17% / 83% 0%
Journalism 17 53% / 47% 0% $49,580 40 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,626
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,641
Est. In-State Cost $12,452
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,995
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.7% 370 41% / 59% 1% $44,473 25 90%
Health Sciences 21.1% 292 27% / 73% 2% $65,556 76 96%
Business & Economics 16.9% 234 62% / 38% 3% $80,578 89 97%
Education 8.4% 116 16% / 84% 0% $48,420 37 95%
Engineering 5.3% 73 78% / 22% 0% $92,295 96 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 72 32% / 68% 1% $64,345 74 100%
Arts 4.8% 66 35% / 65% 0% $34,355 7 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 50 58% / 42% 2% $61,672 70 93%
Professional 3.5% 48 58% / 42% 0% $49,273 39 95%
Computer Science 3.1% 43 70% / 30% 5% $76,270 86 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 23 26% / 74% 0% $49,053 39 94%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $14.7M #115 54% $0.0M 2
Life & Natural Sciences $9.0M #171 57% $0.5M 2 #219 48 6
Engineering $6.1M #206 69% $0 5
Education $1.9M #176 52% $0 21 #196
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #293 75% $0.0M
Business & Economics $1.7M #172 3% $0 5 #188
Computer Science $1.5M #205 99% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #314 3% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $38.0M #217 56% $0.5M 28 #337 53 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 910 – 1150
SAT Math Range 430 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 590