by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
West Virginia University was awarded 57 badges in the 2025 rankings.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, WVU is ranked #492 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WVU held the #513 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
WVU also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in West Virginia ranking.
The acceptance rate at West Virginia University is 88%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into WVU is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 76% of students accepted to WVU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At West Virginia University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at West Virginia University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
West Virginia University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at WVU for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at West Virginia University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,495 undergraduates at WVU with 18,726 being full-time and 1,769 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,047 | $9,162 | $12,203 | $15,340 | $15,879 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WVU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WVU, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $9,613 a year. That adds up to $38,452 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of West Virginia University.
Contact details for WVU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Po Box 6201, Morgantown, WV 26506 |
| Phone: | 304-293-0111 |
| Website: | www.wvu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 264 | $71,298 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 240 | $27,547 |
| Business Administration & Management | 207 | $49,634 |
| Health & Physical Education | 201 | $30,145 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 192 | $71,504 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 191 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 186 | $42,298 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 185 | $24,463 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 172 | $48,645 |
| General Psychology | 169 | $28,879 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 13,156 students took at least one online class at West Virginia University. This is a decrease from the 13,675 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,156 | 2,446 |
| 2021-2022 | 13,675 | 2,575 |
| 2020-2021 | 24,793 | 9,668 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,808 | 2,577 |
Learn more about online learning at West Virginia University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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