West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public · 17,385 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$9,450
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,501
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,179
$75,000 – $110,000	$18,710
Over $110,000	$20,273
All incomes (average)	$15,634

Sticker tuition and fees: $10,104 in-state, $28,608 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use West Virginia University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,506
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$13,426
Books and supplies	$950
Other expenses, on campus	$6,770
Other expenses, off campus	$6,770

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,588 of them) in 2022–23; 97% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	93%	$11,893
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	23%	$4,967
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	90%	$8,921
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	54%	$5,141

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1122
Median ACT: 24
Students with Pell grants: 22%
Graduation rate (6yr): 65%
Freshman retention: 83%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $55,939
Median debt at graduation: $22,500
International undergrads: 359 (1.9%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 19 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 74%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 520–620
SAT Math: 490–600
ACT composite: 20–26

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Required
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Considered if submitted
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 19,857
Admitted: 17,129
Enrolled: 4,377

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business18%

Health & Nursing11%

Engineering11%

Biology & Life Sciences8%

Social Sciences7%

Visual & Performing Arts5%

Agriculture5%

Communications & Media4%

Kinesiology & Sports Science4%

Psychology4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (70)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	179	$77,785	$83,750national $88,910	$23,076
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	172	$41,044	$57,359national $54,562	$21,000
Marketing	168	$51,157	$69,357national $69,303	$20,484
Mechanical Engineering	154	$73,357	$90,461national $92,135	$23,875
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	153	$37,153	—national $50,532	$18,750
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	150	$27,296	$70,165national $62,172	$22,281
Psychology, General	149	$32,834	$51,263national $50,706	$20,991
Journalism	148	$41,407	$58,454national $56,278	$20,500
Criminology	147	$42,296	—national $55,556	$21,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	143	$54,663	$76,959national $83,343	$21,376
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	141	$43,113	$56,132national $53,072	$20,500
Biology, General	124	$38,294	$57,486national $57,214	$18,500
Business/Commerce, General	110	$45,884	$65,372national $68,407	$20,580
Animal Sciences	103	$33,202	$52,548national $49,634	$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	103	$58,034	$73,646national $68,257	$23,000
Security Science and Technology	102	$44,768	$62,455national $57,805	$22,839
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	98	$73,727	$94,750national $98,207	$25,624
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	92	—	—national $61,296	$18,887
Political Science and Government	87	$29,041	$56,969national $63,293	$19,500
Design and Applied Arts	87	$43,085	$55,669national $51,490	$23,979
Management Information Systems and Services	74	$74,509	$95,324national $83,290	$21,143
Computer Science	70	$73,536	$98,277national $107,009	$22,146
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	66	$40,733	$51,537national $47,382	$24,900
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	64	—	$53,836national $55,693	$25,000
Civil Engineering	62	$68,472	$82,117national $86,517	$23,507
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	61	$33,653	$45,348national $45,338	$19,153
Fine and Studio Arts	56	$31,299	$44,180national $41,367	$18,829
Accounting and Related Services	55	$54,731	$76,135national $76,194	$17,250
Communication and Media Studies	51	$42,788	—national $56,359	$25,000
Music	51	$32,639	$48,226national $42,892	$24,250
Agricultural Business and Management	49	$49,211	$66,022national $66,647	$17,668
English Language and Literature, General	47	$33,664	$41,920national $48,590	$23,250
History	45	$27,889	$45,388national $50,680	$20,500
Business/Managerial Economics	43	$47,939	$68,161national $77,981	$17,656
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	40	$62,314	—national $93,451	$25,000
Industrial Engineering	40	$79,027	$99,180national $98,442	$23,335
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	38	$37,379	$54,252national $58,928	$19,500
Plant Sciences	37	$36,937	$50,249national $56,567	$20,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	36	$77,047	$99,542national $100,647	$23,249
Social Work	34	$37,657	$50,130national $51,790	$20,025
Public Health	31	$36,990	$64,888national $58,808	$20,812
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	29	$36,035	$48,893national $48,568	$19,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	29	$24,309	$40,942national $39,775	$20,466
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	29	—	—national $61,027	$20,500
Computer Engineering	28	$80,234	$99,048national $109,015	$14,713
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	27	$36,507	—national $65,466	$20,627
Chemical Engineering	23	$73,877	$96,503national $98,158	$24,800
International Relations and National Security Studies	22	—	—national $66,596	$14,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	21	$43,282	$51,403national $51,389	$24,133
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	20	$65,292	$76,662national $68,061	$27,000
Chemistry	19	$47,805	—national $65,120	$9,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	19	$39,841	—national $58,716	$24,169
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	18	—	—national $62,451	$20,500
Mathematics	17	$44,908	$77,144national $69,562	$24,402
Forestry	16	$46,977	$64,568national $58,784	$15,000
Sustainability Studies	16	$59,608	—national $57,887	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	16	$44,540	$66,798national $60,190	—
Hospitality Administration/Management	16	—	$68,473national $56,726	—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	15	$59,962	$75,022national $56,185	$22,313
Petroleum Engineering	14	$87,855	$91,142national $104,823	—
Geography and Cartography	13	—	$57,075national $57,853	—
Mining and Mineral Engineering	12	$83,847	$109,619national $101,390	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	10	$31,642	$38,649national $50,468	—
Philosophy	9	—	$57,041national $54,455	—
Anthropology	9	$32,271	—national $46,676	—
Sociology	6	$27,058	$54,596national $52,657	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	6	$69,265	$76,034national $75,975	—
Economics	2	—	$68,380national $82,686	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	—	—	$79,805national $92,374	—
Criminal Justice and Corrections	—	$38,071	—national $55,378	—

Associate degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Agriculture, General	—	—	—national $45,683	$11,000
Education, General	—	—	—national $41,787	$11,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	—	$26,347	$46,233national $44,125	$11,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	—	—	$37,934national $46,706	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	—	—	—national $48,733	$11,500

Master's degrees (29)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	157	$51,343	$59,278national $63,707	$29,328
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	154	—	$78,276national $80,125	$29,719
Business/Commerce, General	126	$84,271	$119,013national $125,988	$30,750
Social Work	60	$52,062	$58,265national $65,123	$35,598
Security Science and Technology	48	$76,321	$98,517national $82,399	$30,686
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	47	$63,740	$71,121national $71,416	$33,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	46	$64,934	$65,680national $67,030	$41,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	36	$98,754	—national $127,347	$96,058
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	35	—	—national $103,349	$19,705
Human Resources Management and Services	33	$84,803	$105,512national $83,558	$26,174
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	32	$90,001	—national $121,855	$31,039
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	32	$105,434	—national $124,807	$20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	30	$104,633	$113,161national $120,193	$57,854
Communication and Media Studies	28	$62,890	—national $71,953	$49,172
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	27	$50,610	$59,418national $60,111	$40,525
Public Health	27	$64,363	$65,874national $82,751	$42,640
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	26	$41,398	—national $78,149	$26,357
Education, General	25	$45,137	$48,315national $65,824	$29,437
Public Administration	23	$50,824	$55,516national $81,408	$27,343
Accounting and Related Services	23	$69,892	$98,097national $95,833	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	19	$49,808	$59,291national $71,685	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	18	—	—national $89,981	$41,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	15	$104,165	$104,413national $162,386	$67,582
History	15	$42,539	$47,971national $55,360	—
Non-Professional Legal Studies	13	$62,332	—national $65,153	—
Special Education and Teaching	12	—	$51,853national $64,397	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	10	—	$77,590national $70,644	—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	—	$65,094	$66,125national $85,444	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	—	$79,073	$98,560national $103,485	—

First professional degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	108	$65,672	$78,497national $107,773	$73,909
Medicine	96	$61,804	$120,123national $112,460	$176,073
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	55	$72,255	$78,857national $81,641	$99,128
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	50	$96,643	$131,752national $138,348	$70,167
Dentistry	44	$128,910	$202,520national $170,812	$231,740

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	0	$79,999	—national $88,343	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 158 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 3 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: (304) 293-0111
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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