COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 238032PUBLIC

MORGANTOWN, WV

West Virginia University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$15,634Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate62.8%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$64,952working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$22,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,952
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,396

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,450
$30,001–48,000$12,501
$48,001–75,000$14,179
$75,001–110,000$18,710
$110,001+$20,273

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion62.8%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention82.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients21.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share44.7%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid31.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,453federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates17,385IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate89.0%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$22,500

6,078 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Industrial EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$99,180 earnings · $25,207 debt →Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$94,750 earnings · $27,242 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 235 working graduates$90,461 earnings · $26,242 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 245 working graduates$83,750 earnings · $26,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 124 working graduates$82,117 earnings · $24,291 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$76,959 earnings · $25,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$76,135 earnings · $23,903 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 149 working graduates$73,646 earnings · $25,242 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$70,165 earnings · $21,250 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 128 working graduates$69,357 earnings · $23,852 debt →Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$65,372 earnings · $26,432 debt →Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$61,411 earnings · $25,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 311 working graduates$58,454 earnings · $24,250 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$57,486 earnings · $23,090 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 156 working graduates$57,359 earnings · $25,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$56,969 earnings · $23,250 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 340 working graduates$56,132 earnings · $25,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 263 working graduates$54,596 earnings · $24,223 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 268 working graduates$53,836 earnings · $25,000 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$52,548 earnings · $20,500 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$51,403 earnings · $25,242 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$51,263 earnings · $23,328 debt →Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 88 working graduates$45,348 earnings · $24,500 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.