West Virginia University: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 277 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 123 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 108 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| # 1 of 26 | In West Virginia |
| # 1 of 2 | In Morgantown |
| # 37 of 14,131 | For Mining Engineering |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
89%
Enrollment
10,603
Average SAT
1,115
Average ACT
23
Aid receiving
97%
Undergraduates
18,206
Graduates
5,437
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Type
Public
not-for-profit
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
West Virginia University has an acceptance rate of 89% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult 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 | 89% | 89% | 89% |
| Applicants | 18,729 | 8,626 | 10,103 |
| Admissions | 16,669 | 7,469 | 9,200 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 4,112 | 1,938 | 2,174 |
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| 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
| â– White | 79% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 4% |
| â– Asian | 2% |
| â– Hispanic | 4% |
| â– Black or African American | 3% |
| â– Two or more races | 5% |
| â– Unknown | 2% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at West Virginia University.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
West Virginia University majors
West Virginia University has granted 4,239 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 1,514 master's across 92 programs, and 574 doctorate degrees across 53 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at West Virginia University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Commerce, General | 110 | 126 | - |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 179 | 30 | - |
| Psychology, General | 149 | 19 | 2 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 168 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | 154 | 14 | - |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 150 | 12 | 1 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 162 | - | - |
| Journalism | 148 | 8 | - |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | - | 154 | - |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 153 | - | - |
| Criminology | 147 | - | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 16 | 127 | 1 |
| Finance, General | 143 | - | - |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 124 | 5 | 5 |
| General Studies | 119 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences, General | 103 | 10 | 5 |
| Forensic Science and Technology | 102 | 9 | 3 |
| Law | - | - | 108 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 98 | 5 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General | 87 | 9 | 2 |
| Medicine | - | - | 96 |
| Social Work | 34 | 60 | - |
| Health and Wellness, General | 92 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 51 | 28 | 3 |
| Computer Science | 70 | 7 | 3 |
| Accounting | 55 | 23 | - |
| Civil Engineering, General | 62 | 16 | - |
| Management Information Systems, General | 74 | - | - |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 61 | 11 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 66 | - | - |
| History, General | 45 | 15 | 5 |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 64 | - | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | 47 | 8 | 6 |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 58 | - | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 58 | - | - |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 53 | 4 | - |
| Music, General | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 20 | 32 | - |
| Industrial Engineering | 40 | 10 | - |
| Pharmacy | - | - | 50 |
| Agricultural Economics | 49 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 44 | - | 3 |
| Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | - | 46 | - |
| Dentistry | - | - | 44 |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 43 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 7 | - |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | - | - | 42 |
| Physics, General | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 37 | 3 | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 40 | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 29 | 11 | - |
| Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation | - | 39 | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 38 | - | - |
| Public Health, General | 31 | 6 | 1 |
| Chemistry, General | 19 | 10 | 8 |
| Engineering, General | - | 3 | 34 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Technology & Technician | - | 35 | - |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | - | 33 | - |
| Education, General | - | 25 | 7 |
| Management Science | - | 32 | - |
| Mathematics, General | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | - | 18 | 13 |
| Child Development | 29 | - | - |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 29 | - | - |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 29 | - | - |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 29 | - |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | - | 29 | - |
| Computer Engineering, General | 28 | - | - |
| Biochemistry | 27 | - | - |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 27 | - |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | 18 | 8 |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | - | 26 | - |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | - | 19 | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | 23 | 1 | - |
| Physician Assistant | - | 24 | - |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 23 | - | - |
| Neuroscience | 18 | - | 5 |
| Public Administration | - | 23 | - |
| International Relations and Affairs | 22 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 22 | - | - |
| Petroleum Engineering | 14 | 7 | - |
| Dental Hygiene & Hygienist | 20 | - | - |
| Dance, General | 19 | - | - |
| Health Services Administration | - | 19 | - |
| Computer Software Engineering | - | 18 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | - | 18 | - |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 10 | - | 7 |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 12 | 5 | - |
| Sustainability Studies | 16 | - | 1 |
| Geography | 13 | 3 | - |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 16 | - | - |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 10 | 6 | - |
| Land Use Planning and Management & Development | 15 | - | - |
| Pathology & Pathologist Assistant | - | 15 | - |
| Applied Linguistics | - | 14 | - |
| Forest Management & Forest Resources Management | 14 | - | - |
| Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator | 13 | - | - |
| Legal Studies | - | 13 | - |
| Sociology, General | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Athletic Training & Trainer | - | 12 | - |
| Environmental Science | 12 | - | - |
| Linguistics | - | 12 | - |
| Microbiology and Immunology | 12 | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 12 | - |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | - | 10 | - |
| Financial Mathematics | - | 10 | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 10 | - | - |
| Anthropology, General | 9 | - | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist | - | - | 9 |
| Philosophy | 9 | - | - |
| Biometry & Biometrics | 8 | - | - |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | - | 8 | - |
| Psychiatric & Mental Health Services Technician | 8 | - | - |
| Creative Writing | - | 7 | - |
| Experimental Psychology | - | 2 | 5 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 5 | 1 | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 6 | - | - |
| Counseling Psychology | - | - | 6 |
| Environmental & Natural Resource Economics | - | 1 | 5 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | 6 | - |
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 6 | - | - |
| Medical Science & Scientist | - | 4 | 2 |
| Clinical & Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other | - | 5 | - |
| Forestry, General | - | 5 | - |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | - | - | 5 |
| Agriculture, General | - | 4 | - |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | - | - | 4 |
| Cell Physiology | - | - | 4 |
| Educational Psychology | - | 4 | - |
| Environmental Studies | - | 4 | - |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | - | 4 | - |
| Immunology | - | - | 4 |
| Music Management | - | 4 | - |
| Nursing Science | - | - | 4 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 | - | - |
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | - | - | 4 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | - | 4 | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 4 | - | - |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | - | 3 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 3 | - | - |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | 3 | - |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | - | - | 3 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | - | - | 3 |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | 3 |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 2 | - | - |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | - | 2 | - |
| Economics, General | 2 | - | - |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | - | 2 | - |
| Genetics, General | - | 1 | 1 |
| Landscape Architecture | - | 2 | - |
| Learning Sciences | - | - | 2 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | - | 2 | - |
| Wood Science and Wood Products & Pulp and Paper Technology & Technician | 2 | - | - |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | - | - | 1 |
| Biostatistics | - | 1 | - |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | 1 | - | - |
| Epidemiology | - | - | 1 |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | - | - |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | - | - |
| Materials Engineering | - | 1 | - |
| Molecular Physiology | - | - | 1 |
| Music Theory and Composition | - | 1 | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | - | 1 | - |
| Organizational Leadership | 1 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, General | - | - | 1 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | - | - | 1 |
| Grand Total | 4,239 | 1,514 | 574 |
Publications & Citations
West Virginia University is a world-class research university with 78,980 scientific papers published and 1,917,125 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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
43,911
/ 1,181,700
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
41,848
/ 1,023,888
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
34,449
/ 798,931
|
| Chemistry |
32,692
/ 896,429
|
| Engineering |
31,943
/ 843,519
|
| Environmental Science |
30,237
/ 721,452
|
| Physics |
28,532
/ 791,611
|
| Computer Science |
28,360
/ 793,863
|
| Psychology |
24,458
/ 656,801
|
| Genetics |
19,576
/ 564,849
|
| Biochemistry |
18,691
/ 577,499
|
| Pathology |
17,507
/ 434,503
|
| Political Science |
17,012
/ 385,239
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
16,860
/ 506,982
|
| Organic chemistry |
16,135
/ 458,453
|
| Law |
16,121
/ 372,984
|
| Geography and Cartography |
16,012
/ 359,729
|
| Geology |
15,446
/ 386,190
|
| Sociology |
15,320
/ 355,698
|
| Mathematics |
15,263
/ 365,746
|
| Philosophy |
13,880
/ 371,334
|
| Psychiatry |
13,374
/ 356,242
|
| Materials Science |
13,351
/ 344,497
|
| Surgery |
12,922
/ 283,796
|
| Ecology |
12,209
/ 306,803
|
| Statistics |
11,795
/ 304,759
|
| Business |
11,755
/ 288,130
|
| History |
10,955
/ 221,333
|
| Paleontology |
10,119
/ 257,067
|
| Archaeology |
9,756
/ 213,441
|
| Economics |
9,420
/ 209,839
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
8,764
/ 214,591
|
| Neuroscience |
8,326
/ 267,755
|
| Radiology |
7,878
/ 155,688
|
| Linguistics |
7,277
/ 197,591
|
| Public Health |
6,963
/ 189,652
|
| Optics |
6,700
/ 226,021
|
| Social Psychology |
6,285
/ 214,984
|
| Mechanical Engineering |
6,188
/ 115,027
|
| Immunology |
6,173
/ 153,757
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Charles M. Vest
1941-2013 (aged 72)
engineer
Charles "Chuck" Marstiller Vest was an American mechanical engineer and academic administrator. He served as president of the National Academy of Engineering from 2007 to 2013, as the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1990 to 2004, as the 7th provost of the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1990, and as the 11th dean of the...
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2. Keith Tandy
1989-. (aged 37)
American football player
Jordan Keith Tandy is an American professional football coach and former player who is the assistant special teams coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a safety. Tandy played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2012...
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3. Robert Bruce King
1940-. (aged 86)
military officer
lawyer
judge
Robert Bruce King is an American jurist who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit since 1998. He was previously the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia from 1977 to 1981.
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4. Earl E. Anderson
1919-2015 (aged 96)
military officer
Earl Edward Anderson was a U.S. Marine four-star general. He was the youngest active duty Marine ever promoted to the rank of general and the first active duty Marine Naval Aviator to be promoted to a 4-star rank. He became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on April 1, 1972. He was promoted to general on March 31, 1972. General...
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General Info & Contacts
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 staff
5,750
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
PO Box 6201 Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506 United States
City Population
30,000
Phone
3042930111
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