West Virginia University offers 52% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $5,475. West Virginia University is a public college located in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its student population is 26,864. It is a four-year, large, primarily nonresidential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 82%. West Virginia University 4 year graduation rate is 35% .
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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West Virginia University | $34,060 | 52% | $5,475 | 82% | |
University Of New Hampshire Main Campus | $12,105 | 56% | $6,013 | 77% | |
Texas A & M University Kingsville | $36,154 | 49% | $5,587 | 89% | |
Grand Valley State University | $28,216 | 55% | $5,095 | 83% |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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West Virginia University | $34,060 | 52% | $5,475 | 82% | |
The University Of Tennessee Knoxville | $48,036 | 48% | $6,879 | 78% | |
Western Kentucky University | $38,662 | 51% | $6,301 | 97% | |
The University Of Alabama | $46,686 | 53% | $16,240 | 59% | |
The University Of West Florida | $28,570 | 47% | $3,244 | 42% | |
University Of Miami | $70,906 | 55% | $22,653 | 32% | |
University Of Southern Mississippi | $25,340 | 54% | $6,246 | 98% | |
The University Of Tennessee Martin | $27,286 | 52% | $1,845 | 69% | |
Northwestern State University Of Louisiana | n/a * | 53% | $4,217 | 82% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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West Virginia University | 82 | $99,900 |
Notre Dame De Namur University | 82 | $99,700 |
Mount Carmel College Of Nursing | 78 | $99,700 |
University Of Scranton | 73 | $99,700 |
University Of Michigan Dearborn | 78 | $99,500 |
Molloy College | 81 | $99,500 |
The University Of Texas At Arlington | 80 | $99,500 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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West Virginia University | 82 | $34,060 |
University Of Central Arkansas | 91 | $30,713 |
Lincoln College | 80 | $30,735 |
Salem State University | 85 | $30,746 |
University Of Minnesota Duluth | 74 | $30,775 |
Indiana University South Bend | 82 | $30,928 |
University Of Sioux Falls | 91 | $31,060 |
Pittsburg State University | 90 | $31,186 |
Westfield State University | 86 | $31,200 |
Lindenwood University | 88 | $31,300 |
University Of Northern Iowa | 81 | $31,688 |
Eastern Kentucky University | 87 | $31,792 |
Hardin Simmons University | 84 | $31,911 |
Cleveland State University | 88 | $31,952 |
Concord University | 89 | $32,155 |
Framingham State University | 73 | $32,301 |
Lee University | 89 | $32,500 |
Worcester State University | 78 | $32,571 |
Regent University | 82 | $32,616 |
Slippery Rock University Of Pennsylvania | 73 | $32,623 |
University Of South Alabama | 79 | $32,756 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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West Virginia University | 82 | 35% |
University Of Nebraska Lincoln | 80 | 39% |
University Of South Dakota | 86 | 39% |
University Of Mary | 78 | 39% |
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus | 84 | 39% |
Fontbonne University | 81 | 39% |
Dakota Wesleyan University | 74 | 39% |
Marymount Manhattan College | 78 | 39% |
Heidelberg University | 73 | 39% |
University Of Mississippi | 88 | 39% |
Virginia Commonwealth University | 86 | 39% |
Pace University New York | 76 | 39% |
Saint Peter's University | 74 | 38% |
Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College | 74 | 38% |
Ohio Dominican University | 75 | 38% |
Viterbo University | 76 | 38% |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 88 | 38% |
Radford University | 75 | 38% |
Edgewood College | 73 | 38% |
Western Washington University | 88 | 38% |
Johnson & Wales University Denver | 87 | 38% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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West Virginia University | 52% | $5,475 |
University Of New Hampshire Main Campus | 56% | $6,013 |
Texas A & M University Kingsville | 49% | $5,587 |
Oregon State University | 59% | $5,577 |
Oakland University | 47% | $5,512 |
University Of Cincinnati Main Campus | 45% | $5,328 |
Lubbock Christian University | 61% | $5,219 |
Grand Valley State University | 55% | $5,095 |
University Of Michigan Dearborn | 59% | $4,943 |
Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania | 47% | $4,874 |
University Of Oregon | 50% | $4,690 |
Indiana State University | 53% | $4,670 |
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