West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia
About
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black, land-grant university in Institute, West Virginia, United States. Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute. It is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890, which evolved as a diverse and inclusive campus. Following desegregation, WVSU's student population slowly became more white than black. As of 2017, WVSU's student body was 75% white and only 8% African-American. The university's Gus R. Douglass Land-Grant Institute is divided into three programmatic divisions: WVSU Extension Service, WVSU Agricultural and Environmental Research Station, and The Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CASTEM).
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$14,990
- Estimated total for international students
- US$26,811
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$9,570
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$21,391
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,321
- Graduate students
- 136
- International undergraduates
- 5%
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 96%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 410–550 · Maths 350–490
- ACT
- 15–20
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 36%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$43,742
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (33)
Bachelor's degrees25 subjects
Master's degrees7 subjects
Undergraduate certificates1 subject
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.