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

Can I Afford WVU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time WVU students paid $391 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,107 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,360	$26,568
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$11,618	$11,618
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,000	$3,000

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 55% of students took out student loans averaging $9,411 a year. That adds up to $37,644 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WVU is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 13,675 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 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 #479 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%.

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

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