West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public research
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Acceptance rate
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15,155 admitted
SAT · 50th
1110
Range 1010–1210
6-yr grad
63.9%
Retention 83.4%
Undergrads
18,206
19:1 S-F
Admissions
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73.8% / 80.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications20,148
In-state admit rate73.8%
Out-of-state admit rate80.7%
Enrolled4,129 · 27.2% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record, State residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1110
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1010–1210 · 55.6% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W510570620
Math490540590
Comp101011101210
ACT
255075
Comp202326
Cost & aid
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$8,688
in-state tuition
out-of-state $27,192
Tuition (in-state)$8,688
Tuition (out-of-state)$27,192
Fees$1,416
Room & board$14,582
Books$950
Avg need-based grant$14,091
% need met63.0%
Avg debt at graduation$36,010
Academics
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19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.4% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention83.4%
4-year graduation48.4%
6-year graduation63.9%
Enrollment
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18,206
undergraduates
53.1% out-of-state · 30 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates18,206
First-year4,129
Transfer662
Full-time93%
Female52%
Out-of-state53.1%
International (freshmen)30
Rankings
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#135
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#13526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#15026
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#19326
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#22226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#26526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#30326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig 12 Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingWest Virginia colleges2
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$65
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decisionoffered · binding
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 0 SciLab, 2 FL, 4 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.wvu.edu
Admissions emailadmissions@mail.wvu.edu
Admissions phone293-2121
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Marshall University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Marshall University WV · Public96.6%10409K
University of Pittsburgh PA · Public59.5%—21K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
Ohio University OH · Public85.2%120019K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public54.6%137031K
Duquesne University PA · Private (nonprofit)86.4%—5K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — West Virginia University

2 years of West Virginia University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.