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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · WVU

Public institution in Morgantown, WV · 17,705 undergraduates · 86% acceptance rate · $55,939 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$12,997519th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,648552nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$27,3601,145th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,678601st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,939736th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,181871st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.2%728th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.5%593rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
86.3%1,101st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1129579th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
17,705138th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.4%1,683rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 142 mi (IAD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 76 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,296$61,303
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$62,012
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,890$67,995
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,153$65,238
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,899$67,288
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,886$65,457
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,653$68,047
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$66,325—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,964$60,061
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,154$61,454
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,943$58,092
Computer Sciencebachelors$59,124$66,069

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,152,786 (M $6,613,087 · W $4,372,259 · Coed $167,440)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to West Virginia University’s 17,705 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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