unitid 237899 · Institute, WV · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
West Virginia State University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,438
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
96%
87th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
1,321
17th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
20%
undergrads on Pell grants
17th pctl among public 4-years
completion
39%
finish within 150% time
36th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,772
35th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$11,139
after aid, aided students
38th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,492
after entry, Title IV students
17th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,338
82nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,457 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $30,715
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,570
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 74 | $41,240 | $27,045 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 34 | $43,268 | $31,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 25 | $45,022 | $26,932 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | $37,109 | $25,860 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 21 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 21 | — | $24,501 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 17 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 13 | — | $26,140 |
| Public Administration. | 13 | — | — |
| Social Work. | 13 | $42,174 | $37,371 |
| Psychology, General. | 11 | $40,263 | $26,305 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.