Division I · Big 12 Conference
West Virginia University · Campus
Morgantown, WV · City · Public · Research university · the Mountaineers · Website ↗
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.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
18,615
Undergraduates
+ 5,585 graduate students
17:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
81%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
57%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$14k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Morgantown, WV
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofWest Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
- CalendarSemester
- DesignationsLand-grant
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions86% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
18,6155,585
Undergraduates 18,615Graduate students 5,585
Where first-years come from
42%57%
In state 42%Other states 57%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
82%
White 82%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more 6%International 2%Not reported 1%
- Women53%
- Full-time92% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class4,377 entered last fall
- Transfers in688 4% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online53% take some classes online 5% fully online
- Registered with disability services11.6% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $13,876 | $3,170 | $17,046 |
| Off campus | $9,700 | $3,170 | $12,870 |
| With family | — | $3,170 | $3,170 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.04 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
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