West Virginia State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
West Virginia State University is a public master's university in Institute, WV (suburb setting), with 3,322 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 96% of 4,465 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 830–1073 on the SAT and 16–22 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $31,191 a year for out-of-state students and $25,617 in-state; aided first-year students paid $10,878 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 34% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, liberal arts & general studies, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 1.03 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where West Virginia State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 34%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,499 in-state · $15,219 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research West Virginia State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
West Virginia State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 25 | — | 1 | $442k | $17,679 | — | |
| Baseball | Mountain East Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $448k | $11,194 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $554k | $32,611 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $455k | $22,758 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mountain East Conference | 129 | — | 1 | $1.6M | $12,021 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 8 | — | 1 | $50k | $6,190 | — | |
| Softball | Mountain East Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $355k | $17,773 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $150k | $21,430 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain East Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $187k | $31,084 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 80 | — | 1 | $443k | $5,536 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 48 | — | 1 | $381k | $7,932 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain East Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $488k | $23,237 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.