West Virginia University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 130,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (14%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,496
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 41%
From Region 43%
Athletes 508 (3.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 82%
Mixed 6%
Hispanic 5%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources 962 59% 80% 1% 4% 4% 4% $78,185 67 +0.01 81 97% 9.8%
Aerospace Engineering 61 — 75% 93% 2% 2% 2% 0% $104,173 66 +0.20 96 99% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 31 — 45% 77% 3% 3% 6% 0% $90,160 22 -0.73 90 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 30 — 73% 67% 0% 3% 0% 17% $106,640 59 +0.11 97 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 62 — 76% 84% 0% 5% 2% 3% $89,995 34 -0.33 90 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 30 — 93% 87% 0% 3% 3% 3% $116,576 61 -0.02 98 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 33 — 94% 85% 0% 0% 3% 6% $106,440 28 -0.50 97 96% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 52 — 81% 83% 0% 0% 2% 10% $109,567 43 -0.26 97 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 103 — 81% 87% 4% 1% 4% 2% $99,226 57 +0.00 95 99% — — — —
Mining Engineering 8 — 88% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $95,386 21 -0.87 93 100% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 14 — 100% 29% 0% 0% 7% 64% $101,594 39 -0.58 95 100% — — — —
Biometric Systems Engineering — — — — — — — — $79,808 11 -0.92 83 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 14 — 93% 64% 0% 0% 21% 7% $60,603 47 -0.14 52 96% — — — —
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 147 — 70% 76% 1% 9% 3% 3% $60,603 47 -0.14 52 96% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 12 — 58% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,256 0 -1.93 6 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 182 — 43% 77% 1% 8% 4% 2% $54,703 39 -0.25 37 95% — — — —
Child Development 22 — 0% 91% 5% 0% 0% 0% $51,580 35 -0.20 28 96% 9.8% — — —
Social Work 37 — 8% 78% 3% 8% 5% 0% $56,129 68 +0.34 41 97% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 21 — 43% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $86,471 100 +2.67 88 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 103 — 15% 78% 1% 0% 9% 0% $67,588 88 +1.06 67 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design 1,218 30% 81% 2% 2% 3% 1% $69,411 41 +0.19 70 97% 4.1%
Biochemistry 27 — 33% 63% 4% 4% 4% 0% $67,254 26 -0.38 67 100% — — — —
Biology 107 — 39% 67% 7% 0% 4% 8% $69,739 68 +0.38 71 98% — — — —
Microbiology and Immunology 20 — 35% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,071 43 -0.03 72 — — — — —
Neuroscience 30 — 13% 73% 0% 3% 3% 0% $69,027 57 +0.18 70 — — — — —
Agricultural Economics 42 — 64% 79% 2% 2% 0% 0% $67,880 26 -0.56 68 97% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 49 — 45% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,614 10 -1.10 23 97% — — — —
Animal Sciences 93 — 14% 74% 0% 0% 9% 3% $64,214 93 +1.03 61 92% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 42% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $61,420 69 +0.35 54 — — — — —
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 25 — 84% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,028 78 +0.79 71 97% — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 40 — 2% 85% 0% 0% 2% 0% $64,347 62 +0.29 61 98% — — — —
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics 14 — 21% 79% 0% 0% 7% 7% $79,466 60 +0.15 83 100% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 21 — 5% 90% 0% 5% 5% 0% $77,687 79 +0.73 81 97% — — — —
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 125 — 39% 87% 3% 1% 1% 1% $74,702 93 +1.51 78 98% — — — —
Health and Wellness 100 — 20% 77% 2% 4% 1% 0% $68,154 54 -0.02 68 — — — — —
Nursing 187 — 13% 88% 3% 2% 3% 1% $90,422 50 -0.18 90 98% 4.1% — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $143,788 86 +0.88 100 97% — — — —
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 19 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 5% 0% $68,426 54 -0.00 69 — — — — —
Public Health 23 — 17% 65% 9% 9% 4% 0% $66,097 57 +0.09 65 100% — — — —
Health Administration 12 — 8% 42% 0% 33% 17% 0% $59,125 37 -0.37 48 100% — — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 13 — 38% 77% 15% 0% 8% 0% $59,125 37 -0.37 48 100% — — — —
Psychology 168 — 19% 81% 2% 2% 5% 1% $57,720 68 +0.40 45 95% — — — —
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 62 — 66% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $54,890 24 -0.65 37 96% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,233 12 -0.87 81 — — — — —
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 17 — 88% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,648 3 -2.38 77 90% — — — —
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician 6 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,028 8 -1.55 71 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences 163 75% 75% 6% 1% 6% 2% $97,118 93 -0.11 94 93%
Computer Science 83 — 88% 70% 7% 1% 8% 4% $112,576 40 -0.36 98 92% — — — —
Cybersecurity 13 — 92% 77% 8% 0% 8% 0% $96,733 56 +0.16 94 — — — — —
Data Science 4 — 75% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $87,326 15 -1.08 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 20 — 45% 65% 10% 0% 0% 0% $72,205 60 +0.06 75 84% — — — —
Geosciences 20 — 50% 85% 0% 0% 10% 5% $72,053 83 +0.63 74 98% — — — —
Mathematics 17 — 71% 88% 0% 6% 0% 0% $88,542 67 +0.12 89 100% — — — —
Physics 6 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,539 44 -0.15 84 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
John Chambers College of Business and Economics 720 66% 80% 2% 2% 4% 3% $78,676 69 -0.30 82 97% 7.4%
Accounting 75 — 65% 87% 1% 4% 0% 0% $87,197 54 +0.01 89 98% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 38 — 50% 79% 0% 0% 8% 3% $74,815 59 -0.15 78 99% — — — —
Economics 37 — 73% 73% 0% 3% 3% 5% $95,835 62 +0.19 93 94% — — — —
Economics 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $69,654 8 -1.07 71 95% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 30 — 67% 80% 3% 0% 7% 0% $72,354 54 -0.15 75 — — — — —
Finance 125 — 83% 78% 2% 1% 4% 6% $86,649 36 -0.43 88 98% — — — —
General Business 119 — 65% 75% 3% 5% 5% 3% $59,998 9 -0.92 51 94% 7.6% — — —
Hospitality Management 17 — 29% 65% 6% 0% 12% 6% $70,187 91 +0.87 72 100% 10.6% — — —
Logistics 56 — 88% 86% 0% 4% 0% 4% $74,815 13 -1.01 78 99% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 68 — 76% 79% 3% 3% 6% 0% $93,285 55 +0.05 92 97% — — — —
Marketing 144 — 49% 83% 1% 2% 5% 1% $76,724 53 -0.07 80 96% 6.9% — — —
Organizational Leadership 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,815 49 -0.08 78 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Reed College of Media 986 38% 81% 1% 3% 4% 1% $58,461 6 -0.04 47 95% 7.4%
Game and Interactive Media Design 21 — 71% 81% 0% 0% 10% 5% $63,011 26 -0.80 58 94% — — — —
Chinese 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,535 64 +0.31 55 — — — — —
English 32 — 25% 72% 3% 6% 6% 0% $46,613 21 -0.71 16 89% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $61,338 64 +0.29 54 — — — — —
General Studies 156 — 46% 86% 0% 5% 1% 0% $59,212 70 +0.18 49 94% 7.4% — — —
German 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,335 64 +0.29 54 — — — — —
History 32 — 50% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,962 53 -0.09 40 97% — — — —
Philosophy 9 — 56% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $67,105 73 +0.43 66 80% — — — —
Professional Writing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,401 36 -0.37 23 — — — — —
Russian — — — — — — — — $61,356 64 +0.30 54 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,134 63 +0.28 54 — — — — —
Anthropology 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,356 18 -0.68 22 — — — — —
Geography 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,300 68 +0.36 63 94% — — — —
International Affairs 24 — 50% 58% 4% 17% 12% 0% $68,974 43 -0.20 70 — — — — —
Journalism 128 — 44% 86% 0% 2% 5% 0% $67,717 76 +0.61 68 98% — — — —
Political Science 79 — 44% 77% 0% 4% 6% 0% $68,606 42 -0.27 69 96% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 9 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,938 96 +1.58 90 94% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 42 — 52% 81% 0% 0% 5% 2% $61,910 54 +0.00 56 — — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,708 41 -0.39 42 99% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs — — — — — — — — $55,628 50 -0.04 39 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 74 — 4% 85% 0% 0% 0% 1% $50,817 41 -0.22 26 100% — — — —
General Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,212 78 +0.49 49 94% 7.4% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 11 — 82% 73% 0% 9% 0% 18% $56,708 50 -0.13 42 99% — — — —
Secondary Education 23 — 43% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $50,817 27 -0.50 26 100% — — — —
Art History 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,524 31 -0.49 14 89% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 27 — 26% 63% 11% 4% 4% 4% $45,524 43 -0.14 14 89% — — — —
Dance 8 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,764 66 +0.23 13 — — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 47 — 21% 79% 0% 4% 4% 0% $63,011 65 +0.23 58 94% — — — —
Music 32 — 44% 88% 0% 0% 0% 3% $43,092 36 -0.39 10 100% — — — —
Music History, Literature, and Theory 22 — 64% 86% 0% 9% 5% 0% $43,092 36 -0.39 10 100% — — — —
Theater 27 — 33% 74% 0% 4% 4% 0% $43,566 54 +0.07 11 92% — — — —
Criminology 144 — 33% 76% 1% 1% 5% 0% $57,204 35 -0.37 43 93% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,615
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,435
Est. In-State Cost $13,732
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,371
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.7% 757 64% 79% 2% 3% 4% 3% $77,406 46 -0.33 81 97% 7.4%
Health Sciences 17.1% 692 32% 82% 2% 3% 3% 1% $74,053 37 +0.24 77 97% 4.1%
Social Sciences 14.9% 604 36% 83% 1% 3% 5% 0% $62,820 66 +0.26 58 96% 9.8%
Engineering 10.5% 424 79% 83% 1% 2% 3% 6% $101,513 50 -0.17 95 98% —
Humanities 10.4% 422 43% 81% 0% 6% 3% 1% $56,261 59 -0.09 41 94% 7.4%
Professional 6.8% 274 32% 78% 1% 1% 6% 0% $62,716 37 +0.01 57 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.5% 221 40% 81% 0% 1% 4% 1% $62,180 60 +0.19 56 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 184 34% 68% 5% 1% 3% 5% $69,294 58 +0.19 70 99% —
Arts 4.1% 167 33% 77% 2% 4% 3% 1% $49,306 40 -0.08 22 95% —
Computer Science 3.0% 121 85% 73% 7% 1% 8% 3% $101,437 34 -0.40 95 92% —
Education 3.0% 120 21% 86% 0% 1% 1% 2% $52,050 38 -0.24 29 100% 7.4%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 63 54% 81% 3% 2% 3% 2% $77,454 46 +0.24 81 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $80.1M #69 39% $3.4M 25 #76 111 1
Engineering $53.1M #98 55% $1.0M 34 #99 257 18
Life & Natural Sciences $41.4M #89 56% $1.0M 24 #93 159 22
Physical Sciences & Math $34.2M #96 74% $0.0M 26 #102 176 5
Agriculture & Food Science $26.8M #49 44% $0.5M 15 #39 80 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.9M #173 35% $0.1M 55 #95 158 —
Business & Economics $3.9M #116 16% $0.0M 11 #118 41 —
Education $1.9M #177 64% $0 8 #352 — —
Computer Science $1.4M #209 66% $0 3 #161 32 —
Total $249M #109 50% $6.0M 201 #111 1,014 57

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 127 $47.6M $35.3M $12.4M
Baseball 42 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Wrestling 38 $978K $978K $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $614K $614K $0
Soccer 30 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 16 $10.2M $10.2M $0
Golf 11 $880K $880K $0
Rifle 5 $323K $323K $0
Total 302 $66.1M $53.7M $12.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 95 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Rowing 51 $703K $703K $0
Soccer 32 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $608K $608K $0
Gymnastics 21 $913K $913K $0
Basketball 15 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Volleyball 13 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 7 $469K $469K $0
Rifle 3 $193K $193K $0
Total 206 $12.2M $12.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 127 $47.6M $35.3M $12.4M
Track & Field (combined) 95 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 62 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Swimming & Diving 60 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Rowing 51 $703K $703K $0
Baseball 42 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Wrestling 38 $978K $978K $0
Basketball 31 $15.7M $15.7M $0
Gymnastics 21 $913K $913K $0
Volleyball 13 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 11 $880K $880K $0
Rifle 8 $516K $516K $0
Tennis 7 $469K $469K $0
Total 508 $117.4M $117.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 1010 – 1220
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 620