West Virginia University Teaching Programs

West Virginia University is a public institution situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. Morgantown is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is 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

How Do I Get Into WVU?

You can apply to WVU online at: https://admissions.wvu.edu/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for WVU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into WVU?

Since WVU has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

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.

WVU received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford West Virginia University?

The overall average net price of WVU is $31,445. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WVU, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $9,411 a year. That adds up to $37,644 over four years for those students.

West Virginia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,599 undergraduate students at WVU, with 18,020 being full-time and 1,579 being part-time.

There are also 5,875 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,020 full-time undergraduates at WVU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Virginia University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	298
Black or African American	615
Hispanic or Latino	751
White	14,610
International Students	562
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,184

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at West Virginia University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at WVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at West Virginia University

In 2022-2023, 13,156 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WVU has changed over the last few years.

West Virginia University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	41	172	0	213
Elementary Education	42	0	0	42
General Education	0	17	12	29
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	22	4	26
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	22	0	22
Reading Teacher Education	0	14	0	14
Agricultural Teacher Education	13	0	0	13
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	4	4	8
General Special Education	0	6	0	6
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	96	257	20	373

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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