West Virginia University Trade Programs

Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, West Virginia University is a public institution. The location of WVU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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

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Can I Afford WVU?

In a recent term, part-time WVU students paid $431 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,179 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,648	$27,360
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$13,876	$13,876
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,170	$3,170

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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $9,613 a year. That adds up to $38,452 over four years for those students.

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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 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 Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Health Information Management	26	26
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	21	21
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	20	20
General Health & Wellness	15	15
Health Care Management	5	5
TOTAL	87	87

West Virginia University Trades

In a recent academic period, West Virginia University awarded 174 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	21
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	20
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	31
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	15
Total	0	0	0	174

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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