West Virginia University Business Programs

Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, West Virginia University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

West Virginia University Rankings

Out of the 20 colleges in West Virginia, WVU is ranked at #5.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WVU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#42	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#105	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#144	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WVU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	College Factual
#1	Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Environmental/Natural Resource Economics Graduates	College Factual

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WVU?

WVU has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 87% 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 520 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

WVU received ACT scores from 51% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WVU, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $9,175 a year. That adds up to $36,700 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WVU is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

West Virginia University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,495 undergraduate students at WVU, with 18,726 being full-time and 1,769 being part-time.

There are also 5,774 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,726 full-time undergraduates at WVU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	335
Black or African American	675
Hispanic or Latino	764
White	15,311
International Students	722
Other Races/Ethnicities	919

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 2019-2020, 24,793 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of WVU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at West Virginia University was $8,976 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $25,320. The following table shows how WVU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#4	#13
Management Science	#4	#10
Public Relations & Advertising	#7	#13
Interior Design Management	#13	#49
General Business/Commerce	#60	#122
General Business/Commerce	#60	#122

Online Growth Rankings of WVU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Virginia University was 62.2%. This is the #487 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WVU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

West Virginia University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	88	135	0	223
Finance	125	23	0	148
Accounting	93	42	0	135
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	124	0	0	124
General Business Administration and Management	70	0	1	71
General Management Information Systems	62	0	0	62
Interior Design Management	0	56	0	56
Agricultural Economics	45	0	0	45
Supply Chain Management	42	0	0	42
Business Economics	31	5	0	36
Labor & Industrial Relations	0	29	0	29
Management Science	0	21	0	21
General Hospitality Administration/Management	11	0	0	11
General Economics	8	0	0	8
Entrepreneurship	7	0	0	7
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics	0	1	2	3
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	706	312	3	1,021

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
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.