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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · CDS 20242025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
85.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
24.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
63.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$43,190
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$20,458

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates5,437
Total all graduate5,437
Grand total all students23,643

Admissions

Total applicants20,148
Total admitted17,155
Total enrolled4,129
Overall admit rate85.1%
Admit rate — women79.3%
Admit rate — men91.9%
Yield rate24.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT55.6%
% submitting ACT23.4%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile510
SAT EBRW 75th %ile620
SAT Math 25th %ile490
SAT Math 75th %ile590
ACT Comp 25th %ile20
ACT Comp 75th %ile26
% in top 10% of HS class12.5%
% in top 25% of HS class12.9%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$8,688
Tuition — out-of-state$27,192
Required fees$1,416
Room and board$14,582
Total cost — in-state$24,686
Total cost — out-of-state$43,190

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$14,091
Avg % of need met63.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$9,041
Avg loan debt at graduation$20,458

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)1,769
Transfer admit rate55.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time74.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)89.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$15,634Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)63.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)51.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate82.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$64,952Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan46.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full8.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress24.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress28.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted7.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white81.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women43.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men56.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international6.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services17.7%
Health Professions And Related Programs10.6%
Engineering10.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.6%
Social Sciences6.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.1%
Visual And Performing Arts4.6%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences4.5%