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#125 of 2,597 In North America
#110 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 26 In West Virginia
#1 of 2 In Morgantown
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Acceptance rate
90%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
24
Aid receiving
95%
Undergraduates
19,599
Graduates
5,875
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.wvu.edu

West Virginia University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

West Virginia University has an acceptance rate of 90% and is among the 37% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 90% 88% 91%
Applicants 17,074 7,761 9,313
Admissions 15,336 6,855 8,481
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,296 2,058 2,238
Freshmen enrolled part time 17 7 10

11,100 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,575 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,457 or 57%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1030
or below

75% of them
had 1230
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in West Virginia University are 1030-1230 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,649 or 38%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 21
or below

75% of them
had 27
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in West Virginia University are 21-27 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
Secondary school rank Recommended
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 20144 (79%)
Nonresident Alien 1340 (5%)
Two or more races 1239 (5%)
Hispanic 1032 (4%)
Black or African American 919 (4%)
Asian 543 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 210 (0.8%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 15 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,867
Students receiving aid
95%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $8,976$10,332
Tuition in-state $8,976$10,332
Tuition out-of-state $25,320$26,676

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,956
Combined charge for room and board $11,688
Room charge $6,184
Meal charge $5,504

West Virginia University majors

West Virginia University has granted 4,540 bachelor's degrees across 86 programs, 1,480 master's across 85 programs, and 603 doctorate degrees across 47 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at West Virginia University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 216 48
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General 248
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 224
Business & Commerce, General 88 135
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 44 172 1
Journalism 170 6
Mechanical Engineering 156 14
Psychology, General 150 8 10
General Studies 167
Finance, General 125 23
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 137 7
Industrial Engineering 126 15
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 132 3 5
Accounting 93 42
Criminology 134
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 124
Medicine 117
Animal Sciences, General 105 9 2
Law 104
Social Work 47 54
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 57 43 1
Civil Engineering, General 88 10
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 93
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 82 4
Political Science and Government, General 78 5 3
Pharmacy 85
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 84
Forensic Science and Technology 76 5 3
Education, General 70 7
English Language and Literature, General 70 5 1
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 67 9
Computer Science 62 9 3
Petroleum Engineering 67 7
Design and Visual Communications, General 73
Business Administration and Management, General 70 1
Public Health, General 58 12 1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 54 10
History, General 43 16 4
Management Information Systems, General 62
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 56
Music, General 29 8 16
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 52
Art & Art Studies, General 46 3
Geology & Earth Science, General 37 10 2
Dentistry 46
Elementary Education and Teaching 46
Agricultural Economics 45
Chemical Engineering 42 3
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 42
Engineering, General 41
Physical Therapy & Therapist 40
Child Development 38
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 38
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 37
Business & Managerial Economics 31 5
Chemistry, General 19 2 15
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 36
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 35
Public Administration 34
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 32
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General 28 4
Physics, General 14 10 8
Labor and Industrial Relations 29
Mathematics, General 22 3 3
Biochemistry 27
Computer Engineering, General 27
Legal Studies 27
Land Use Planning and Management & Development 26
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 20 5
Agronomy and Crop Science 19 5
Microbiology and Immunology 24
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 23
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 21 2
Environmental Science 23
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 23
Management Science 21
Agricultural Teacher Education 16 4
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 20
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 20
Geography 10 9
Special Education and Teaching, General 19
Sustainability Studies 14 4
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 1 16
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 16 1
Mining and Mineral Engineering 14 3
Forest Management & Forest Resources Management 16
Sociology, General 11 4 1
Music History, Literature, and Theory 12 3
Computer Software Engineering 14
Pathology & Pathologist Assistant 14
Reading Teacher Education 14
Anthropology, General 13
Biometry & Biometrics 13
Linguistics 13
Medical Science & Scientist 11 2
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism 13
Agriculture, General 11
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 11
Audiology & Audiologist 10
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 1 9
Environmental Studies 9
Biostatistics 8
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 8
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 8
Economics, General 8
Forestry, General 8
Neuroscience 3 5
Spanish Language and Literature 6 2
Applied Linguistics 7
Creative Writing 7
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 7
Counseling Psychology 6
Epidemiology 3 3
Music Management 6
Nursing Practice 6
Philosophy 6
Educational Psychology 5
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 1 4
Forest Sciences and Biology 5
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 5
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 5
Cell Physiology 4
Chinese Language and Literature 4
Educational & Instructional Technology 2 2
Landscape Architecture 4
Organizational Leadership 4
Visual and Performing Arts, General 4
Biomedical Sciences, General 3
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 3
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 1 2
Oncology and Cancer Biology 3
Systems Engineering 3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2
Game and Interactive Media Design 2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Immunology 2
Plant Sciences, General 2
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 2
Wood Science and Wood Products & Pulp and Paper Technology & Technician 2
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
French Language and Literature 1
Genetics, General 1
Materials Engineering 1
Nursing Science 1
Russian Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 4,540 1,480 603

West Virginia University has a graduation rate of 64%, which is among the 34% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 64% 60% 68%
  • Full-time retention rate - 81%
  • Part-time retention rate - 20%

Publications & Citations

West Virginia University is a world-class research university with 56,767 scientific papers published and 1,138,921 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science, Psychology, and Genetics.

Publications
56,767
Citations
1,138,921

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
31,873 / 725,452
Medicine
29,923 / 620,735
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
24,603 / 462,250
Chemistry
24,088 / 567,447
Engineering
22,958 / 479,870
Environmental Science
21,369 / 427,174
Physics
20,598 / 444,271
Computer Science
19,980 / 440,061
Psychology
17,833 / 393,493
Genetics
14,591 / 357,352
Biochemistry
14,063 / 371,212
Pathology
12,670 / 266,724
Quantum and Particle physics
12,027 / 271,042
Organic Chemistry
12,009 / 298,096
Political Science
11,964 / 212,416
Law
11,323 / 206,467
Mathematics
11,258 / 212,026
Sociology
11,199 / 213,448
Geography and Cartography
10,981 / 202,995
Geology
10,964 / 224,161
Philosophy
10,131 / 209,131
Materials Science
9,777 / 217,054
Psychiatry
9,479 / 216,296
Surgery
9,209 / 168,398
Ecology
8,675 / 181,735
Statistics
8,590 / 175,322
Business
8,476 / 157,330
History
7,473 / 119,258
Paleontology
7,225 / 147,722
Economics
6,838 / 112,527
Archaeology
6,684 / 115,458
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
6,299 / 118,740
Neuroscience
6,071 / 161,784
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
5,634 / 90,316
Linguistics
5,341 / 109,861
Public Health
5,113 / 119,772
Optical Engineering
4,883 / 112,926
Social Psychology
4,668 / 127,229
Immunology
4,613 / 102,199
Botany
4,414 / 96,906

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 560 3739
1991 625 4116
1992 603 4606
1993 575 4599
1994 616 5033
1995 696 5473
1996 774 5951
1997 727 6534
1998 786 7440
1999 701 8281
2000 749 9184
2001 797 10649
2002 783 11253
2003 871 12406
2004 988 14428
2005 1007 16457
2006 1167 18816
2007 1203 21454
2008 1284 24598
2009 1421 28254
2010 1565 30905
2011 1679 35711
2012 1708 41162
2013 1901 45598
2014 1926 50885
2015 2243 53768
2016 2253 54210
2017 2684 59442
2018 2685 62432
2019 2860 74626
2020 3240 90964
2021 3458 117403
2022 2835 108918
Academic rankings

West Virginia University alumni

  1. Steve Harvey

    Steve Harvey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    voice actortelevision presenterradio personalityfilm actorwriter
    Biography

    Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Family Feud Africa, the arbitration-based court comedy Judge Steve Harvey, and formerly hosted the Miss Universe competition. His accomplishments include seven Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards.

  2. Katherine Johnson

    Katherine Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-2020 (aged 102)
    Enrolled in West Virginia University
    Studied in 1939-1940
    Occupations
    computer scientistmathematicianaerospace engineerteacherphysicist
    Biography

    Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights. During her 33-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for mastering complex manual calculations and helped pioneer the use of computers to perform the tasks. The space agency noted her "historical role as one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist".

  3. Taylor Kinney

    Taylor Kinney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actormodelstage actorart model
    Biography

    Taylor Jackson Kinney is an American actor and model. He has played Mason Lockwood in The Vampire Diaries, Jared in Zero Dark Thirty, Phil in The Other Woman, and Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Severide on the American drama Chicago Fire.

  4. Jerry West

    Jerry West
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Jerome Alan West is an American basketball executive and former player. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames included "Mr. Clutch", for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation, such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks; "the Logo", in reference to his silhouette being the basis for the NBA logo; "Mr. Outside", in reference to his perimeter play with the Los Angeles Lakers; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek", for the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West played the small forward position early in his career, and he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game. He earned the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honor despite the loss. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, a squad that was inducted as a unit into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names WVU
Founded 1867
Motto To faith virtue and to virtue knowledge. (2 Peter 1:5)
Colors old gold, blue
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Sessions (May-June; July-August)
Total FTE staff 5,548
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address PO Box 6201
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506
United States
City population 30,000
Phone 3042930111

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