West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV - WVU
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 21,558 |
| Admitted | 16,411 |
| Acceptance rate | 76.1% |
| Yield rate | 31.2% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at West Virginia University.
West Virginia University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 455 and 560
- Math: 460 and 570
- Writing: 21 and 26
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at West Virginia University.
West Virginia University's average composite ACT score falls between 21 and 27.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 57 | 38 | 95 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 54 | 8 | 62 |
| Agricultural Economics | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Agriculture, General | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 19 | 98 | 117 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Hearing Sciences | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 3 | 38 | 41 |
| Biochemistry | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 61 | 82 | 143 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Business Administration/Management | 96 | 54 | 150 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 27 | 5 | 32 |
| Business/Managerial Operations, Other | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Cell Physiology | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences, Other | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 19 | 59 |
| Chemistry, General | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Child Development | 3 | 80 | 83 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 63 | 10 | 73 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| Communications, Journalism, & Related Fields, Other | 31 | 48 | 79 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| Computer Science | 40 | 2 | 42 |
| Computer Software Engineering | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| Dentistry (DDS, DMD) | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Design & Applied Arts, Other | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Design & Visual Communications, General | 3 | 48 | 51 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Economics, General | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Education, General | 29 | 121 | 150 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 44 | 6 | 50 |
| Elementary Education & Teaching | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 22 | 49 | 71 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Exercise Physiology | 60 | 80 | 140 |
| Finance, General | 90 | 22 | 112 |
| Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Forensic Science & Technology | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Forest Management/ Forest Resources Management | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| Forest Sciences | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Forestry, General | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| General Studies | 116 | 87 | 203 |
| Genetics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 50 | 14 | 64 |
| Health & Physical Education, General | 96 | 49 | 145 |
| Health & Physical Education/Fitness, Other | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| History, General | 54 | 27 | 81 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Industrial Engineering | 61 | 23 | 84 |
| Journalism | 87 | 157 | 244 |
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Land Use Planning & Management/Development | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 80 | 38 | 118 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 43 | 43 | 86 |
| Management Information Systems, General | 32 | 6 | 38 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 66 | 43 | 109 |
| Mathematics, General | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 138 | 17 | 155 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Medicine (MD) | 50 | 43 | 93 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Music, General | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Music, Other | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Natural Resource Economics | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 6 | 36 | 42 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Pathology/Pathologist Assistant | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 95 | 12 | 107 |
| Pharmaceutics & Drug Design (MS, PhD) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Pharmacy (PharmD, BS/BPharm) | 33 | 58 | 91 |
| Philosophy | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Physical Education Teaching & Coaching | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| Physics, General | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Plant Sciences, Other | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 41 | 27 | 68 |
| Psychology, General | 61 | 127 | 188 |
| Public Administration | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 16 | 42 | 58 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Reproductive Biology | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Secondary Education & Teaching | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Social Work | 7 | 36 | 43 |
| Sociology | 121 | 112 | 233 |
| Special Education, General | 11 | 62 | 73 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Statistics, General | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Statistics, Other | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Theatre Literature, History & Criticism | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Wildlife & Wildlands Science & Management | 37 | 24 | 61 |
| Wood Science & Wood Products/Pulp & Paper Technology | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 2571 | 2440 | 5011 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 872 |
| Reported Results | 171 |
| Accepted | 161 (94%) 94,6 |
| Rejected | 10 |
| Attending | 14 |
| Yield Rate | 9% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.00 | 3.34 | 3.66 |
| SAT I | 1530 | 1719 | 1881 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 420 | 562 | 664 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 0.84 | 2.60 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 893 | 1316 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 0 | 62 | 352 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 12:00:05 AM
Newest applicant: 87 days, 10 hours, and 7 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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