West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia · Also known as WVU · Website
$55,939
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,939
median earnings, 10 years after starting
West Virginia University is a public 4-year college in Morgantown, West Virginia with 17,385 undergraduates and 5,437 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,634 a year (tuition and fees $10,104 in-state, $28,608 out-of-state). It admits 89% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,939 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,634
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,104
Out-of-state $28,608
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,939
Rank 1,028 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,634
- Tuition in-state
- $10,104
- Tuition out-of-state
- $28,608
- Cost of attendance
- $26,415
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,450
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,501
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,179
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,710
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,273
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,632 in 2015-16 to $10,104 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1,122
- SAT reading, middle
- 570
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 17,385
- Graduate students
- 5,437
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 248
- Endowment
- $835.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,028 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,634 | $9,988 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,104 | $9,570 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 93% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 61% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $15,625 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,181 | $33,094 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,939 | $37,962 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
248 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 200 | $24,916 | $30,145 | $57,359 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 186 | $23,000 | $71,298 | $83,750 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 185 | $21,001 | $52,757 | $59,278 | $63,707 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $21,187 | $24,463 | $70,165 | $62,172 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $26,000 | $71,504 | $90,461 | $92,135 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $22,500 | $28,879 | $51,263 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $22,777 | $42,058 | $69,357 | $69,303 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 152 | $24,188 | $34,075 | $58,454 | $56,278 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 148 | $39,224 | $56,835 | $78,276 | $80,125 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 144 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $20,500 | $25,086 | $57,486 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 138 | $24,242 | $48,645 | $76,959 | $83,343 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $25,262 | $42,298 | $65,372 | $68,407 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 128 | $20,180 | $34,883 | $56,132 | $53,072 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $25,000 | $49,634 | $73,646 | $68,257 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 106 | $93,735 | $58,881 | $78,497 | $107,773 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 104 | $41,000 | $82,910 | $119,013 | $125,988 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 99 | $178,036 | $61,440 | $120,123 | $112,460 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $19,500 | $31,103 | $52,548 | $49,634 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $24,121 | $44,255 | $62,455 | $57,805 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $22,250 | $67,062 | $82,117 | $86,517 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $21,431 | $30,286 | $56,969 | $63,293 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $27,242 | $72,210 | $94,750 | $98,207 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $25,000 | $39,847 | $55,669 | $51,490 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Morgantown and West Virginia on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does West Virginia University cost?
$15,634 a year is the average net price at West Virginia University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,104 for in-state students and $28,608 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,415. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,450 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at West Virginia University?
89% of applicants are admitted to West Virginia University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,122 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in West Virginia is 93%.
How much do West Virginia University graduates earn?
$55,939 a year is the median pay of former West Virginia University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,181 after 6 years). That ranks 1,028 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's) at $116,533.
How much student debt do West Virginia University graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of West Virginia University graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at West Virginia University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at West Virginia University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at West Virginia University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (200 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (186 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (185 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 248 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.