West Virginia University

  • Details

    • Name: West Virginia University
    • Location: Morgantown, WV 26506
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 86.26%
    • Average SAT Scores 1129
    • Four Year Completion Rate 43.25% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 61.2% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 64.32% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    43.3%
    6 Year
    61.2%
    8 Year
    64.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $23,678 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $27,360 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $9,648 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $22,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,864 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $9,217 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $10,199 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $12,379 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $15,708 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $17,130 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $45,181 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $44,071 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $52,556 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $48,443 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $55,939 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $38,957 $29,363 $25,506
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,614
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree No data $58,241 $35,526
Computer Systems Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $47,814 $37,664 $32,950
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management Bachelor's Degree $38,765 $22,817 $29,380
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data $41,075 $37,948
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,545
Forestry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,623
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,843
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,477
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $65,062 No data $63,506
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $56,236 $51,951 $65,850
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,465
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,769
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data $57,553 $28,507
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $39,495 $18,456 $43,916
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $51,013 $36,862 $33,444
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $52,768 No data $69,420
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree $35,389 No data $32,159
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $42,427 $33,518 $26,403
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data $39,737 $22,430
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data $54,515 $27,882
Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data $60,475 No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data $29,043 $32,401
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $41,187 $30,750 $24,612
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,253
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $60,679 $58,566 $66,040
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $36,664 $62,059
Mining and Mineral Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,766
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree $45,745 $36,917 $66,292
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,892
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,831
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $65,385 $61,163 $35,406
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,916
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,468
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data $27,450 $18,726
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $38,999 $25,393 $32,668
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,620
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $31,451 No data $28,079
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $51,319 $40,273 $25,520
Community Organization and Advocacy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $19,345
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,761
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data $53,043 No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $38,917 $23,758 $61,227
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,872
History Bachelor's Degree $34,984 $26,399 $24,029
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $48,241 $37,562 $26,102
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $52,555 $44,465 $31,937
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $61,199 $58,401 $32,177
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,980
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $41,866 No data No data
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree $64,064 No data $55,033
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree No data $38,998 $45,204
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,890
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $48,147 $44,543
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree $56,906 $50,577 $40,412
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $53,588 $43,925
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,463