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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Institute, WV
Population 180,000
Website https://www.wvstateu.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,235
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 62%
From Region 18%
Athletes 36.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Black 20%
Mixed 5%
International 5%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.8% 50.8% 2012 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2013 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2014 Men: 49.8% 49.8% 2015 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2016 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2017 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2018 Men: 45.6% 45.6% 2019 Men: 48.7% 48.7% 2020 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2021 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2022 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2023 Men: 49.4% 49.4% 2024 Men: 47.2% 47.2%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Black: 22.9% 22.9% 2012 Black: 27.6% 27.6% 2013 Black: 30.5% 30.5% 2014 Black: 25.5% 25.5% 2015 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2016 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2017 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2018 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 Black: 16.1% 16.1% 2020 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2021 Black: 19.1% 19.1% 2022 Black: 21.6% 21.6% 2023 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2024 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2011 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2012 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2014 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2020 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2012 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2013 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2014 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2015 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2016 White: 73.3% 73.3% 2017 White: 45.4% 45.4% 2018 White: 46.8% 46.8% 2019 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2020 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2021 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2022 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2023 White: 64.9% 64.9% 2024 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2020 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2021 Black: 15.9% 15.9% 2022 Black: 18.4% 18.4% 2023 Black: 16.6% 16.6% 2024 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2025 Black: 20.4% 20.4% 2020 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2025 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 White: 56.8% 56.8% 2021 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2023 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2024 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2025 White: 59.6% 59.6% 2020 International: 17.6% 17.6% 2021 International: 8.1% 8.1% 2022 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2024 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2025 International: 5.3% 5.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 151 46% / 54% 7% $46,899 38 91%
Engineering 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $81,221 91 —
Computer Science 10 — 70% / 30% 40% $75,484 87 —
Chemistry — — — — $50,312 48 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $59,738 70 —
Biology 20 — 35% / 65% 5% $50,637 49 —
Communication Studies 11 — 55% / 45% 9% $36,473 12 89%
English 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $41,226 22 100%
General Studies 40 — 38% / 62% 2% $46,207 36 94%
History 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $36,882 12 79%
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $41,292 22 —
International Studies — — — — $50,044 48 —
Political Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,369 49 —
Psychology 12 — 33% / 67% 8% $42,220 25 81%
Sociology — — — — $41,555 23 —
Physical Education 24 — 62% / 38% 4% $46,842 38 92%
Art 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $22,974 2 100%
Music Performance 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $32,631 7 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Economics 61 48% / 52% 7% $44,935 32 94%
Business Administration 55 — 45% / 55% 5% $43,033 27 94%
Economics 6 — 67% / 33% 17% $62,373 74 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Professional Studies 95 26% / 74% 3% $48,215 42 92%
Health Sciences 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $50,494 49 —
Nursing 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $79,037 90 —
Social Work 13 — 15% / 85% 8% $44,406 31 90%
Elementary Education 14 — 7% / 93% 7% $48,510 43 91%
Secondary Education 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $48,510 43 91%
Criminal Justice 42 — 38% / 62% 2% $39,381 17 92%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,054
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,947
Est. In-State Cost $13,006
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,629
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 57%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4% 2012 Graduated: 22.6% 22.6% 2013 Graduated: 18.7% 18.7% 2014 Graduated: 24.5% 24.5% 2015 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2016 Graduated: 28.5% 28.5% 2017 Graduated: 26.3% 26.3% 2018 Graduated: 29.2% 29.2% 2019 Graduated: 30.8% 30.8% 2020 Graduated: 30.1% 30.1% 2021 Graduated: 29.6% 29.6% 2022 Graduated: 35.4% 35.4% 2023 Graduated: 33.5% 33.5% 2024 Graduated: 39.2% 39.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2012 Men: 21.6% 21.6% 2013 Men: 16.5% 16.5% 2014 Men: 18.7% 18.7% 2015 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2016 Men: 22.5% 22.5% 2017 Men: 24.0% 24.0% 2018 Men: 26.5% 26.5% 2019 Men: 29.1% 29.1% 2020 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2021 Men: 25.7% 25.7% 2022 Men: 31.2% 31.2% 2023 Men: 26.7% 26.7% 2024 Men: 31.5% 31.5% 2011 Women: 34.2% 34.2% 2012 Women: 23.5% 23.5% 2013 Women: 21.2% 21.2% 2014 Women: 30.6% 30.6% 2015 Women: 30.8% 30.8% 2016 Women: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Women: 28.7% 28.7% 2018 Women: 32.1% 32.1% 2019 Women: 32.8% 32.8% 2020 Women: 29.6% 29.6% 2021 Women: 33.7% 33.7% 2022 Women: 40.4% 40.4% 2023 Women: 40.7% 40.7% 2024 Women: 45.7% 45.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2012 Black: 16.0% 16.0% 2013 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2014 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2015 Black: 13.2% 13.2% 2016 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2017 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2018 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 Black: 19.4% 19.4% 2020 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2021 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2022 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2023 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2024 Black: 37.0% 37.0% 2011 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 27.6% 27.6% 2020 Hispanic: 31.6% 31.6% 2021 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2024 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 White: 31.3% 31.3% 2012 White: 26.0% 26.0% 2013 White: 19.6% 19.6% 2014 White: 27.3% 27.3% 2015 White: 31.9% 31.9% 2016 White: 30.8% 30.8% 2017 White: 26.3% 26.3% 2018 White: 31.6% 31.6% 2019 White: 31.8% 31.8% 2020 White: 31.5% 31.5% 2021 White: 32.3% 32.3% 2022 White: 41.8% 41.8% 2023 White: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 White: 41.6% 41.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 31.3% 96 38% / 62% 4% $43,140 27 90%
Business & Economics 19.9% 61 48% / 52% 7% $44,935 32 94%
Education 14.7% 45 40% / 60% 4% $47,620 41 91%
Professional 13.7% 42 38% / 62% 2% $39,381 17 92%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.5% 20 35% / 65% 5% $50,637 49 —
Health Sciences 6.2% 19 21% / 79% 0% $70,023 83 —
Computer Science 3.3% 10 70% / 30% 40% $75,484 87 —
Arts 2.6% 8 38% / 63% 12% $25,388 3 100%
Engineering 1.0% 3 67% / 33% 0% $81,221 91 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 3 67% / 33% 33% $59,738 70 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 5%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Acceptance: 68.7% 68.7% 2013 Acceptance: 44.8% 44.8% 2014 Acceptance: 41.4% 41.4% 2015 Acceptance: 94.1% 94.1% 2016 Acceptance: 96.3% 96.3% 2017 Acceptance: 97.6% 97.6% 2018 Acceptance: 94.4% 94.4% 2019 Acceptance: 95.4% 95.4% 2020 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5% 2021 Acceptance: 96.6% 96.6% 2022 Acceptance: 96.2% 96.2% 2023 Acceptance: 96.4% 96.4% 2024 Acceptance: 96.0% 96.0% 2011 Yield: 31.9% 31.9% 2012 Yield: 49.0% 49.0% 2013 Yield: 42.4% 42.4% 2014 Yield: 38.6% 38.6% 2015 Yield: 27.0% 27.0% 2016 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2017 Yield: 12.7% 12.7% 2018 Yield: 18.0% 18.0% 2019 Yield: 13.0% 13.0% 2020 Yield: 9.8% 9.8% 2021 Yield: 10.7% 10.7% 2022 Yield: 12.4% 12.4% 2023 Yield: 7.5% 7.5% 2024 Yield: 5.5% 5.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,124 1,124 2012 Applicants: 917 917 2013 Applicants: 2,202 2,202 2014 Applicants: 2,587 2,587 2015 Applicants: 1,439 1,439 2016 Applicants: 3,462 3,462 2017 Applicants: 3,182 3,182 2018 Applicants: 1,924 1,924 2019 Applicants: 2,242 2,242 2020 Applicants: 3,235 3,235 2021 Applicants: 2,959 2,959 2022 Applicants: 2,775 2,775 2023 Applicants: 4,465 4,465 2024 Applicants: 6,163 6,163 2011 Admitted: 1,124 1,124 2012 Admitted: 630 630 2013 Admitted: 986 986 2014 Admitted: 1,072 1,072 2015 Admitted: 1,354 1,354 2016 Admitted: 3,333 3,333 2017 Admitted: 3,105 3,105 2018 Admitted: 1,816 1,816 2019 Admitted: 2,138 2,138 2020 Admitted: 2,863 2,863 2021 Admitted: 2,857 2,857 2022 Admitted: 2,669 2,669 2023 Admitted: 4,303 4,303 2024 Admitted: 5,914 5,914 2011 Enrolled: 358 358 2012 Enrolled: 309 309 2013 Enrolled: 418 418 2014 Enrolled: 414 414 2015 Enrolled: 365 365 2016 Enrolled: 423 423 2017 Enrolled: 394 394 2018 Enrolled: 327 327 2019 Enrolled: 279 279 2020 Enrolled: 282 282 2021 Enrolled: 305 305 2022 Enrolled: 331 331 2023 Enrolled: 322 322 2024 Enrolled: 326 326

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
700 800 900 1000 1100 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 755 755 2012 25th: 763 763 2013 25th: 775 775 2014 25th: 780 780 2015 25th: 790 790 2016 25th: 813 813 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 880 880 2019 25th: 850 850 2020 25th: 870 870 2022 25th: 840 840 2023 25th: 830 830 2024 25th: 760 760 2011 75th: 950 950 2012 75th: 955 955 2013 75th: 975 975 2014 75th: 980 980 2015 75th: 1010 1010 2016 75th: 1010 1010 2017 75th: 1056 1056 2018 75th: 1040 1040 2019 75th: 1080 1080 2020 75th: 1090 1090 2022 75th: 1065 1065 2023 75th: 1073 1073 2024 75th: 1040 1040

SAT Math

25th 75th
350 400 450 500 550 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 395 395 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 370 370 2014 25th: 400 400 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 420 420 2020 25th: 420 420 2022 25th: 400 400 2023 25th: 400 400 2024 25th: 350 350 2011 75th: 470 470 2012 75th: 485 485 2013 75th: 480 480 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 518 518 2018 75th: 510 510 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 530 530 2022 75th: 520 520 2023 75th: 523 523 2024 75th: 490 490

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 360 360 2012 25th: 363 363 2013 25th: 405 405 2014 25th: 380 380 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 403 403 2017 25th: 460 460 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 430 430 2020 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 440 440 2023 25th: 430 430 2024 25th: 410 410 2011 75th: 480 480 2012 75th: 470 470 2013 75th: 495 495 2014 75th: 480 480 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 538 538 2018 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 560 560 2022 75th: 545 545 2023 75th: 550 550 2024 75th: 550 550

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2017 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2023 Submitted: 32.0% 32.0% 2024 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.