Institute, WV · Public
At a glance
96%
Acceptance rate
979
SAT Average
$10,191
Avg net price
1,328
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average979
SAT Reading/Writing410–550
SAT Math350–490
ACT Composite15–20
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 307Master’s 81Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 55Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 42Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 40Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s 16Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 21Master’s 32Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 6Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
College athletics
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division II
- Primary conference
- Mountain East Conference
Projected sponsored sports17
BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's TennisMen's Track, IndoorMen's Track, Outdoor
Athletic participation
437 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,930
- Required fees
- $640
- Food and housing
- $13,522
- Books and supplies
- $1,206
- Other expenses
- $3,761
- Total
- $28,059
- $24,9812019–2019–20
- $25,0902020–2120–21
- $25,0902021–2221–22
- $25,2622022–2322–23
- $25,6172023–2423–24
- $28,0592024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,191 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation25%
6-year graduation34%
Retention rate63%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$40,492
Median debt$23,338
Campus
Enrollment1,328
Student-faculty ratio12:1
SettingSuburb
HBCU
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for West Virginia State University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
63.2% of West Virginia State University’s first-years return for a second year and 33.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03