How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
West Virginia University admits about 89.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,010 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.6% receive Pell Grants and 30.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #618 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus anchored in Appalachia. Retention of first-year students stands at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 64.7%, with 46.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #317 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing West Virginia University in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and meaningful upward earnings movement for low-income students — a pattern where the institution's engineering-heavy program portfolio and regional labor-market alignment support graduates into stable, well-compensated careers.
West Virginia University admits about 89.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,010 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.6% receive Pell Grants and 30.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #618 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus anchored in Appalachia. Retention of first-year students stands at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 64.7%, with 46.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #317 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing West Virginia University in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and meaningful upward earnings movement for low-income students — a pattern where the institution's engineering-heavy program portfolio and regional labor-market alignment support graduates into stable, well-compensated careers.
West Virginia University admits about 89.0% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,010 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 20 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.6% receive Pell Grants and 30.4% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 14.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #618 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution serves a substantial share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a campus anchored in Appalachia. Retention of first-year students stands at 83.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 64.7%, with 46.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks West Virginia University #317 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure not yet updated to the four-year horizon, placing West Virginia University in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects the combination of broad access and meaningful upward earnings movement for low-income students — a pattern where the institution's engineering-heavy program portfolio and regional labor-market alignment support graduates into stable, well-compensated careers.
