West Virginia 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 University is a public research university in Morgantown, WV (city setting), with 18,615 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 86% of 19,857 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1010–1240 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $45,356 a year for out-of-state students and $27,644 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,691 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 2.04 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I 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 University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,648 in-state · $27,360 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 31 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research West Virginia 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 University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 32 | 4 over | 5 | $1.5M | $46,266 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 42 | 8 over | 4 | $4.2M | $100,591 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 16 | 1 over | 7 | $10M | $638,931 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $5.5M | $365,074 | 996 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 996 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 127 | 22 over | 1 | $35M | $277,563 | 960 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $880k | $80,013 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big 12 Conference | 21 | 1 over | 5 | $914k | $43,511 | 982 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big 12 Conference | 51 | room 17 | 3 | $703k | $13,792 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 30 | 2 over | 5 | $1.2M | $41,430 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $615k | $18,086 | 979 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 26 | room 4 | 6 | $609k | $23,404 | 975 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $470k | $67,139 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 95 | 50 over | 4 | $1.1M | $11,644 | 985 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 13 | room 5 | 5 | $1.3M | $96,483 | 977 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big 12 Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $978k | $25,740 | 960 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.