Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
100,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours
2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (11%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
993
Men / Women
58% / 42%
From State
83%
From Region
5%
Athletes
36.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
77%
International
11%
Mixed
4%
Black
3%
Hispanic
3%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2012 Men: 66.9% 66.9%
2013 Men: 65.3% 65.3%
2014 Men: 67.0% 67.0%
2015 Men: 65.7% 65.7%
2016 Men: 57.3% 57.3%
2017 Men: 60.4% 60.4%
2018 Men: 57.5% 57.5%
2019 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2020 Men: 55.0% 55.0%
2021 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2022 Men: 59.1% 59.1%
2023 Men: 58.1% 58.1%
2024 Men: 54.8% 54.8%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2021 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2011 Black: 7.3% 7.3%
2012 Black: 14.6% 14.6%
2013 Black: 16.6% 16.6%
2014 Black: 13.1% 13.1%
2015 Black: 14.4% 14.4%
2016 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2017 Black: 9.8% 9.8%
2018 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2020 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2021 Black: 11.0% 11.0%
2022 Black: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2011 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7%
2012 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5%
2013 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2016 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2018 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2019 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2020 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2021 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2022 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2023 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2011 White: 88.2% 88.2%
2012 White: 83.5% 83.5%
2013 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2014 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2015 White: 75.1% 75.1%
2016 White: 85.1% 85.1%
2017 White: 81.5% 81.5%
2018 White: 85.8% 85.8%
2019 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2020 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2021 White: 66.2% 66.2%
2022 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2023 White: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2011 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 7.3% 7.3%
2014 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2016 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2017 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2018 International: 3.7% 3.7%
2019 International: 7.0% 7.0%
2020 International: 9.6% 9.6%
2021 International: 11.4% 11.4%
2022 International: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2024 International: 2.8% 2.8%
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2025 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2021 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2022 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2023 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2024 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2025 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2025 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2021 White: 75.6% 75.6%
2022 White: 74.8% 74.8%
2023 White: 74.7% 74.7%
2024 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2025 White: 76.8% 76.8%
2020 International: 6.2% 6.2%
2021 International: 6.5% 6.5%
2022 International: 8.7% 8.7%
2023 International: 9.9% 9.9%
2024 International: 10.0% 10.0%
2025 International: 10.6% 10.6%
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
⇅
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
144
67% / 33%
8%
$72,972
84
95%
Chemical Engineering
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$94,481
96
100%
Civil Engineering
10 —
100% / 0%
30%
$85,796
93
98%
Computer Engineering
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$104,294
98
97%
Electrical Engineering
8 —
100% / 0%
12%
$105,004
98
91%
Mechanical Engineering
14 —
93% / 7%
21%
$95,145
96
96%
Computer Science
4 —
100% / 0%
25%
$82,275
90
96%
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
7 —
100% / 0%
14%
$79,923
89
—
Chemistry
— —
—
—
$74,841
85
95%
Mathematics
— —
—
—
$79,531
89
96%
Biology
13 —
23% / 77%
0%
$60,874
67
95%
Accounting
7 —
71% / 29%
14%
$86,344
93
97%
General Business
14 —
64% / 36%
7%
$70,542
81
97%
Health Administration
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$59,839
65
100%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$53,888
52
—
Community Organization and Advocacy
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$52,274
47
—
General Studies
18 —
56% / 44%
0%
$52,825
49
90%
Political Science
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$62,338
70
92%
Psychology
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$52,954
49
96%
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$78,713
88
—
Construction Management
4 —
100% / 0%
25%
$88,880
94
—
Criminal Justice
7 —
57% / 43%
0%
$56,470
58
—
Forensic Science
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$58,191
62
94%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$8,850
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$22,418
Est. In-State Cost
$11,448
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$29,000
ROI Percentile
84th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
62%
4-Year Graduation Rate
26%
6-Year Graduation Rate
33%
Transfer-Out Rate
32%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 29.2% 29.2%
2012 Graduated: 24.1% 24.1%
2013 Graduated: 20.2% 20.2%
2014 Graduated: 19.2% 19.2%
2015 Graduated: 19.3% 19.3%
2016 Graduated: 21.4% 21.4%
2017 Graduated: 21.5% 21.5%
2018 Graduated: 33.7% 33.7%
2019 Graduated: 21.5% 21.5%
2020 Graduated: 27.7% 27.7%
2021 Graduated: 28.1% 28.1%
2022 Graduated: 33.8% 33.8%
2023 Graduated: 36.1% 36.1%
2024 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0%
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
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 39.3% 39.3%
2012 Men: 28.5% 28.5%
2013 Men: 18.2% 18.2%
2014 Men: 19.3% 19.3%
2015 Men: 20.0% 20.0%
2016 Men: 19.2% 19.2%
2017 Men: 20.8% 20.8%
2018 Men: 34.9% 34.9%
2019 Men: 21.2% 21.2%
2020 Men: 27.2% 27.2%
2021 Men: 26.9% 26.9%
2022 Men: 35.5% 35.5%
2023 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2024 Men: 37.2% 37.2%
2011 Women: 9.8% 9.8%
2012 Women: 13.1% 13.1%
2013 Women: 24.4% 24.4%
2014 Women: 19.1% 19.1%
2015 Women: 17.5% 17.5%
2016 Women: 26.3% 26.3%
2017 Women: 22.8% 22.8%
2018 Women: 31.2% 31.2%
2019 Women: 22.1% 22.1%
2020 Women: 28.7% 28.7%
2021 Women: 30.4% 30.4%
2022 Women: 31.5% 31.5%
2023 Women: 29.1% 29.1%
2024 Women: 27.3% 27.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2012 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2013 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2014 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2017 Black: 18.5% 18.5%
2018 Black: 11.1% 11.1%
2019 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2020 Black: 35.0% 35.0%
2021 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2022 Black: 26.1% 26.1%
2023 Black: 38.5% 38.5%
2024 Black: 14.3% 14.3%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2016 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1%
2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2019 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8%
2020 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2021 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2022 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8%
2023 Hispanic: 30.8% 30.8%
2024 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 White: 31.2% 31.2%
2012 White: 27.7% 27.7%
2013 White: 25.0% 25.0%
2014 White: 22.3% 22.3%
2015 White: 22.4% 22.4%
2016 White: 22.3% 22.3%
2017 White: 21.9% 21.9%
2018 White: 31.3% 31.3%
2019 White: 21.6% 21.6%
2020 White: 28.3% 28.3%
2021 White: 28.7% 28.7%
2022 White: 32.1% 32.1%
2023 White: 35.1% 35.1%
2024 White: 32.9% 32.9%
2011 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2013 International: 16.7% 16.7%
2014 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 International: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 International: 20.0% 20.0%
2018 International: 85.7% 85.7%
2019 International: 28.6% 28.6%
2020 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2021 International: 43.3% 43.3%
2022 International: 78.3% 78.3%
2023 International: 58.8% 58.8%
2024 International: 70.0% 70.0%
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
⇅
Engineering
26.4%
38
95% / 5%
18%
$95,688
97
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
20.1%
29
52% / 48%
0%
$53,498
51
92%
Business & Economics
19.4%
28
64% / 36%
7%
$71,179
82
97%
Professional
17.4%
25
52% / 48%
4%
$65,903
76
94%
Life & Natural Sciences
9.0%
13
23% / 77%
0%
$60,874
67
95%
Computer Science
7.6%
11
100% / 0%
18%
$80,778
89
96%
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
66%
Yield (Unbound)
52%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
66%
66%
66%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1%
2012 Acceptance: 45.9% 45.9%
2013 Acceptance: 51.3% 51.3%
2014 Acceptance: 61.9% 61.9%
2015 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5%
2016 Acceptance: 52.7% 52.7%
2017 Acceptance: 52.9% 52.9%
2018 Acceptance: 60.6% 60.6%
2019 Acceptance: 51.1% 51.1%
2020 Acceptance: 55.1% 55.1%
2021 Acceptance: 66.4% 66.4%
2022 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6%
2023 Acceptance: 61.0% 61.0%
2024 Acceptance: 36.7% 36.7%
2011 Yield: 62.5% 62.5%
2012 Yield: 55.3% 55.3%
2013 Yield: 37.5% 37.5%
2014 Yield: 58.4% 58.4%
2015 Yield: 46.9% 46.9%
2016 Yield: 36.1% 36.1%
2017 Yield: 41.5% 41.5%
2018 Yield: 39.9% 39.9%
2019 Yield: 50.5% 50.5%
2020 Yield: 47.2% 47.2%
2021 Yield: 50.6% 50.6%
2022 Yield: 55.6% 55.6%
2023 Yield: 50.2% 50.2%
2024 Yield: 52.3% 52.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 798 798
2012 Applicants: 1,120 1,120
2013 Applicants: 1,033 1,033
2014 Applicants: 730 730
2015 Applicants: 929 929
2016 Applicants: 1,613 1,613
2017 Applicants: 1,597 1,597
2018 Applicants: 1,517 1,517
2019 Applicants: 1,245 1,245
2020 Applicants: 1,085 1,085
2021 Applicants: 902 902
2022 Applicants: 830 830
2023 Applicants: 1,005 1,005
2024 Applicants: 1,453 1,453
2011 Admitted: 416 416
2012 Admitted: 514 514
2013 Admitted: 530 530
2014 Admitted: 452 452
2015 Admitted: 571 571
2016 Admitted: 850 850
2017 Admitted: 845 845
2018 Admitted: 920 920
2019 Admitted: 636 636
2020 Admitted: 598 598
2021 Admitted: 599 599
2022 Admitted: 536 536
2023 Admitted: 613 613
2024 Admitted: 533 533
2011 Enrolled: 260 260
2012 Enrolled: 284 284
2013 Enrolled: 199 199
2014 Enrolled: 264 264
2015 Enrolled: 268 268
2016 Enrolled: 307 307
2017 Enrolled: 351 351
2018 Enrolled: 367 367
2019 Enrolled: 321 321
2020 Enrolled: 282 282
2021 Enrolled: 303 303
2022 Enrolled: 298 298
2023 Enrolled: 308 308
2024 Enrolled: 279 279
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
100%
SAT Range
880
–
1120
SAT Math Range
420
–
550
SAT RW Range
460
–
570
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 810 810
2012 25th: 850 850
2013 25th: 900 900
2014 25th: 850 850
2015 25th: 830 830
2016 25th: 780 780
2017 25th: 950 950
2018 25th: 1020 1020
2019 25th: 930 930
2020 25th: 900 900
2021 25th: 920 920
2022 25th: 900 900
2023 25th: 900 900
2024 25th: 880 880
2011 75th: 1090 1090
2012 75th: 1090 1090
2013 75th: 1080 1080
2014 75th: 1080 1080
2015 75th: 1090 1090
2016 75th: 1120 1120
2017 75th: 1180 1180
2018 75th: 1190 1190
2019 75th: 1130 1130
2020 75th: 1130 1130
2021 75th: 1130 1130
2022 75th: 1130 1130
2023 75th: 1120 1120
2024 75th: 1120 1120
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 410 410
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 470 470
2014 25th: 440 440
2015 25th: 420 420
2016 25th: 410 410
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 460 460
2020 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 440 440
2023 25th: 430 430
2024 25th: 420 420
2011 75th: 570 570
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 600 600
2017 75th: 590 590
2018 75th: 600 600
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 560 560
2021 75th: 560 560
2022 75th: 560 560
2023 75th: 550 550
2024 75th: 550 550
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 400 400
2012 25th: 410 410
2013 25th: 430 430
2014 25th: 410 410
2015 25th: 410 410
2016 25th: 370 370
2017 25th: 490 490
2018 25th: 490 490
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 460 460
2023 25th: 470 470
2024 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 520 520
2012 75th: 530 530
2013 75th: 530 530
2014 75th: 520 520
2015 75th: 530 530
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 590 590
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 570 570
2022 75th: 570 570
2023 75th: 570 570
2024 75th: 570 570
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2017 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
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.
