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Information Summary
Ranks 99th for total enrollment
| Surrounding community | Small city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000) |
|---|---|
| Highest offering | Doctoral degree |
| Full-time Enrollment | 22,768 |
| Total Enrollment | 26,051 |
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition | |
| Application Fee Required | |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $25 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $50 |
| First Professional Application Fee | $50 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Research Universities (high research activity)
| Undergraduate | Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | High undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Large four-year, primarily residential |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending West Virginia University?
Ranks 1138th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $4,476 | $4,476 | $13,840 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $189 | $189 | $579 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $4,926 | $4,926 | $14,278 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $276 | $276 | $796 |
| Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus | $14,448 | $14,448 | $23,812 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $5,376 | $5,376 | $14,740 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $5,376 | $5,376 | $14,740 |
Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for getting a professional degree?
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Degree — Tuition | $18,278 | $39,900 |
| Medical Degree — Required Fees | N/A | N/A |
| Dentistry Degree — Tuition | $11,340 | $27,318 |
| Dentistry Degree — Required Fees | N/A | N/A |
| Pharmacology Degree — Tuition | $8,960 | $23,412 |
| Pharmacology Degree — Required Fees | N/A | N/A |
| Law Degree — Tuition | $9,342 | $21,710 |
| Law Degree — Required Fees | N/A | N/A |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $3,938 |
$3,938 |
$12,060 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,084 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,364 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Applicants | 10,957 (5,684 male / 5,273 female) |
|---|---|
| Admitted | 10,110 (5,189 male / 4,921 female) |
| Admission rate | 92% |
| First-time Enrollment | 4,574 (2,423 male / 2,151 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 4,539 (2,413 male / 2,126 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 35 (10 male / 25 female) |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does West Virginia University use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA / NAIA Football Conference | Big East Conference |
| NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference | Big East Conference |
| NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference | Big East Conference |
| NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference | Big East Conference |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does West Virginia University accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Rank 379th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 49% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 18 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 26 |
SAT Test Admission
Rank 739th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 51% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 470 / 560 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 480 / 580 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 950 / 1140 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 5,501 |
| Meals per Week | 19 |
| Room Fee | $3,500 |
| Board Fee | $3,130 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,371 | 775 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,981 | 1,697 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $1,478 | 1,109 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,370 | 1,715 | |
| Any financial aid type | 1,949 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at West Virginia University?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 788 | 456 | 1,244 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 472 | 417 | 889 |
Hispanic | 204 | 178 | 382 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 239 | 237 | 476 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 48 | 50 | 98 |
White Non-Hispanic | 11,433 | 11,255 | 22,688 |
Race Unknown | 151 | 123 | 274 |
| Total | 13,335 | 12,716 | 26,051 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students complete West Virginia University?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $63,307 ($68,294 male / $53,410 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 785 (522 male / 263 female) |
| Total Benefits | $11,746,801 |
West Virginia University Summary
West Virginia University is an institution of higher learning based in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, with off-site campuses in Parkersburg, Montgomery, Keyser and Charleston. WVU was founded in 1867 as a land-grant university with the help of the Morrill Act, and was originally called the “Agricultural College of West Virginia.” West Virginia University is also notoriously known for consistently being a top party school in the United States. The university offers 178 different majors in 15 different colleges and has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, including current WVU president David C. As of July 1, 2005 Potomac State College became an fully integrated component of West Virginia University. The campus while under the control, goverance and support of West Virginia University is a self sufficent campus with it’s own residence halls, faculty and staff. West Virginia University also has campuses in Parkersburg, Charleston, Martinsburg, and Montgomery, WV. West Virginia University is organized in 15 different colleges or schools. In addition to the high technological advancements the university has made, there is currently over $800 million in new construction processes pending on the Morgantown campus. These include a joint venture with the Johns Hopkins University that involves the creation of a new research institute devoted solely to the study of human memory and neurological disease called the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute. Upcoming projects include an engineering research park, advancements to the NASA/WVU IV&V Facility, as well as combined research with the Institute for Scientific Research , who is building its national research headquarters within 20 miles of WVU’s Morgantown campus in Fairmont, West Virginia (A move from the University of California, Berkeley). Also located on campus is the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, the world’s largest collection of West Virginia related research material. An interesting aspect of the West Virginia University’s Morgantown campus is the fact that it is actually split into three smaller sections or sub-campuses. West Virginia University also includes Potomac State College which is located in Keyser, WV. In 1974, Boeing began construction on the major PRT project in Morgantown, West Virginia, designed to shuttle students between WVU’s three campuses. The National Society of Professional Engineers named the WVU PRT one of the top 10 engineering achievements of 1972, and in 1998 The New Electric Railway Journal picked the WVU PRT over Walt Disney World’s monorail as the greatest people mover in the United States. The university busses operate in most of the main areas of campus daily as well as the community bus service Mountain Line which operates all day, evening and until the early morning hours. Other Operation Jump-Start programs include FallFest, WVUp All Night, Freshman Convocation, the Festival of Ideas, a lecture series featuring different speakers, and Adventure West Virginia a unique outdoor orientation program for first year students. Each individual hall is assigned a Resident Faculty Leader (RFL, pronounced riffle), that oversees all programming aspects of the hall and lives in a house (usually next door to the hall) where students meet for Hall Council meetings and other planned events. Each hall is also assigned a Residence Hall Coordinator (RHC) who works closely with the RFL to oversee hall programming and is responsible for more hands-on daily operations of the hall including discipline and enforcement of hall regulations. WVU’s newest Residence Hall is Lincoln Hall a 350 bed dormitory which incorporates modern technology and convenience with WVU’s nationally recognized Residence Education Program. Some of the most notable athletes at West Virginia University are; One of the reasons WVU has such a strong history in athletics is perhaps because of the many traditions at the university. Several of the school traditions and icons are listed below: The logo of the university is known as the “Flying WV,” which is one of the most popular items to emerge from the Don Nehlen (former coach of WVU Football) era of Mountaineer football. The WVU Marching Band, nicknamed the Pride of West Virginia, was formed in 1901 as an all-male ROTC band. The band plays several university songs and favorites including: “Fight, Mountaineers,” “Mountain Dew,” “Simple Gifts” (from Appalachian Spring), “West Virginia University’s Alma Mater,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Country Roads,” and “Hail West Virginia!” The band also forms several iconic images during its pre-game show including the Flying WV, WVU, expanding circles, and an outline of the state of West Virginia. “Hail, West Virginia” is the fight song for the university. The Mountaineer Marching Band performs the second verse of “Hail, West Virginia” as part of its pregame performance at Mountaineer football games. One of college basketball’s great traditions was introduced by Fred Schaus at West Virginia University in 1955. West Virginia University continued this tradition during the George King era until it was interrupted in the late 1960s. Former Mountaineer player Gale Catlett reintroduced the carpet when he returned to West Virginia in 1978 as head Men’s Basketball Coach, and it has since become the highlight of pregame introductions at the WVU Coliseum.
Summary content courtesy of Wikipedia.
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