West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia · Public · 17,385 undergraduates · wvu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
89%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,690Est.Estimate
$50,560 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at West Virginia University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
89% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$50,560
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,560 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 15% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 990, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply as a First-time Freshman | West Virginia University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb1Other deadline · February 1, 2027
- Aug1Rolling admission · August 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
89%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 64% of them sent SAT scores and 27% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1010 to 1210
Reading and Writing 510 to 620
Math 490 to 590
ACT composite 20 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003.2%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 99921%
- 600 to 7992%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.035%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.498.9%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.502.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,690
a year, in state
$50,560
a year, out of state (tuition $29,070)
- Tuition (in state)$9,200
- Fees$1,500
- Food and housing$15,440
- Books and supplies$1,010
- Transportation and other$3,540
West Virginia University published $28,976 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,015
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,394
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,965
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,398
- Over $110,000$24,729
Financial aid
62%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,123
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
33%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,050 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
University Merit Scholarship
National Merit
University tuition
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 2.75 overall GPA, and pass 30 credit hours each academic year.
Details
West Virginia programs for residents
Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.25+ GPA, Elementary or special education track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
- 3.25+ GPA, Math or science teaching track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
PROMISE Scholarship
$5,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1080+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Standard (single tier); Complete HS graduation requirements at a WV public or private HS; Promise application + FAFSA by March 1, 2027; full-time first-year; apply within 2 years of HS graduation; U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $920Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1AP |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 121 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1AP |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 122 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | ASP 220 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARHS 101 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1AP |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 101 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 129 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 155 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 155 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 156 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1AP |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 116 and CHEM 116L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 250 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 1AP |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS110 and 110L |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1AP |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1AP |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1AP |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 103 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1AP |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 132 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | SUST 101 and 101L |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRCH 102 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FRCH 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | GER 204 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 108 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL 102 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 204 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | JAPN 204 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | CLAS 102 |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | CLAS 204 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 110 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 111 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1AP |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 129 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 2 | HONR 297 |
| Seminar | 3 | 1 | HONR 297 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 204 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1AP |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 211 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 102 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 153 |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 153 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 180 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 180 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$62,910
a year, 10 years after starting here
- West Virginia University$56,966
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 55 majors here have earnings data.
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