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West Virginia University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Morgantown, WV
Population 130,000
Website http://www.wvu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,705
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 78%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
Hispanic 4%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 41%
From Region 43%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Business & Economics 19%
Health Sciences 17%
Engineering 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 5%
Computer Science 3%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,104
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $28,608
Est. In-State Cost $13,071
Est. Out-of-State Cost $37,007
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $182M #89
Engineering, Computing & Math $55M #112
Humanities & Social Sciences $6M #164
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 342 #74
Engineering, Computing & Math 41 #119
Humanities & Social Sciences 188 #126

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,500 (14%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 1040 – 1190
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 520 – 620
ACT Range 20 – 26

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources 1,095 62% / 38% 4% $71,238 95%
Aerospace Engineering 98 — 87% / 13% 1% $96,827 96 92%
Biomedical Engineering 40 — 50% / 50% 0% $86,466 92 —
Chemical Engineering 23 — 65% / 35% 4% $89,812 94 100%
Civil Engineering 62 — 77% / 23% 6% $81,556 89 98%
Computer Engineering 28 — 82% / 18% 7% $99,140 97 97%
Electrical Engineering 36 — 81% / 19% 6% $99,815 97 91%
Industrial Engineering 40 — 75% / 25% 10% $95,095 96 100%
Mechanical Engineering 154 — 92% / 8% 3% $90,443 94 96%
Mining Engineering 12 — 92% / 8% 25% $92,289 95 100%
Petroleum Engineering 14 — 86% / 14% 71% $92,874 95 96%
Biometric Systems Engineering 8 — 62% / 38% 12% $78,484 87 —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 10 — 70% / 30% 10% $56,314 53 95%
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 162 — 80% / 20% 2% $56,314 53 95%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 10 — 60% / 40% 0% $41,378 13 84%
Child Development 29 — 3% / 97% 0% $48,978 31 94%
Forensic Science and Technology 102 — 14% / 86% 2% $55,315 50 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 153 — 37% / 63% 1% $50,808 37 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 64 — 58% / 42% 0% $52,628 42 95%
Social Work 34 — 9% / 91% 0% $49,271 32 93%
Sustainability Studies 16 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,253 38 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design 1,170 28% / 72% 2% $61,828 97%
Agronomy and Crop Science 37 — 57% / 43% 0% $37,470 7 95%
Animal Sciences 103 — 15% / 85% 2% $54,660 48 97%
Biochemistry 27 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,473 66 —
Biology 124 — 27% / 73% 10% $57,866 57 95%
Environmental Science 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $51,523 39 —
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management 14 — 86% / 14% 0% $53,335 44 94%
Microbiology and Immunology 12 — 8% / 92% 8% $60,556 63 —
Neuroscience 18 — 22% / 78% 0% $60,410 62 —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 38 — 5% / 95% 0% $70,136 79 98%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $65,654 72 94%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 20 — 0% / 100% 0% $69,997 79 96%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 150 — 34% / 66% 3% $66,596 74 100%
Health and Wellness 92 — 27% / 73% 0% $63,249 68 —
Nursing 179 — 13% / 87% 1% $80,411 88 98%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $138,334 100 97%
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,429 68 —
Public Health 31 — 19% / 81% 0% $63,590 69 100%
Agricultural Economics 49 — 63% / 37% 4% $61,123 64 89%
Health Administration 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $56,882 54 100%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $56,882 54 100%
Psychology 149 — 16% / 84% 0% $50,337 35 96%
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 61 — 61% / 39% 0% $45,964 23 98%
Land Use Planning and Management/Development 15 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,522 82 100%
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,335 44 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences 156 69% / 31% 5% $82,600 96%
Computer Science 70 — 86% / 14% 4% $95,524 96 95%
Cybersecurity 20 — 65% / 35% 5% $89,962 94 —
Chemistry 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $71,142 80 95%
Geosciences 16 — 44% / 56% 12% $47,923 28 100%
Mathematics 17 — 59% / 41% 12% $75,601 84 96%
Physics 14 — 79% / 21% 0% $71,152 80 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
John Chambers College of Business and Economics 743 66% / 34% 4% $75,241 98%
Accounting 55 — 71% / 29% 2% $82,077 89 97%
Business Economics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,012 74 95%
Business Management and Administration 44 — 66% / 34% 2% $68,412 76 98%
Business/Managerial Economics 43 — 56% / 44% 5% $80,002 88 100%
Entrepreneurship 29 — 79% / 21% 3% $68,791 77 —
Finance 143 — 78% / 22% 11% $80,532 88 98%
General Business 110 — 69% / 31% 4% $67,056 74 97%
Hospitality Management 16 — 44% / 56% 0% $67,104 74 100%
Logistics 58 — 69% / 31% 0% $68,412 76 98%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 74 — 86% / 14% 1% $95,160 96 94%
Marketing 168 — 43% / 57% 1% $70,041 79 99%
Organizational Leadership 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,412 76 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Reed College of Media 1,075 38% / 62% 1% $52,271 94%
Game and Interactive Media Design 29 — 45% / 55% 0% $61,505 65 100%
Anthropology 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $44,914 20 —
Chinese 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $50,980 37 —
Criminology 147 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,034 49 92%
English 47 — 23% / 77% 0% $41,351 13 96%
French 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,983 37 —
General Studies 119 — 49% / 51% 1% $50,214 35 90%
Geography 13 — 69% / 31% 0% $52,226 41 94%
German 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,007 37 —
History 45 — 67% / 33% 2% $51,634 39 91%
International Affairs 22 — 36% / 64% 0% $60,470 62 —
Journalism 148 — 45% / 55% 2% $59,325 60 97%
Philosophy 9 — 78% / 22% 0% $64,560 70 80%
Political Science 87 — 57% / 43% 2% $59,257 60 92%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $85,564 91 94%
Russian 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $50,866 37 —
Sociology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $44,783 20 91%
Spanish 10 — 20% / 80% 0% $50,792 37 —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 51 — 20% / 80% 0% $55,346 50 —
Agricultural Teacher Education 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,557 36 94%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,518 45 94%
Elementary Education 66 — 2% / 98% 2% $50,506 36 100%
General Education 22 — 64% / 36% 0% $50,214 35 90%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 16 — 69% / 31% 0% $50,557 36 94%
Art History 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,799 13 93%
Art/Art Studies 53 — 23% / 77% 0% $41,799 13 93%
Dance 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $32,088 3 —
Design and Visual Communications 58 — 12% / 88% 0% $61,505 65 100%
Music 28 — 68% / 32% 4% $41,073 12 95%
Music History, Literature, and Theory 23 — 35% / 65% 0% $41,073 12 95%
Theater 29 — 34% / 66% 0% $25,285 2 92%

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