+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at West Virginia University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($25.3k → $28.6k).
West Virginia · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
WVU
Morgantown, West Virginia. 17,705 undergraduate students. 240 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at WVU
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at West Virginia University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.9% → 0.0%).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at West Virginia University rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($9.0k → $10.1k).
+30%
Public bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at West Virginia University are 30% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($55.9k vs $43.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. West Virginia
Each tile compares this institution to the West Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,939+24% · 6→10y
West Virginia median $37,714$45,181
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry61.2%+20% · '97→'24
West Virginia median 61.2%$15,500+309% · '97→'20
At program completion17,705+17% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS81.5%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time86.3%-6% · '01→'24
latest cohort$9,648+256% · '00→'24
out-of-state $27,360SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.7%Median federal debt $15,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,939 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+101%
WVU · completion · 100% rose
24.1% → 48.4%
+256%
WVU · in-state tuition rose
$2,836 → $10,104
+242%
WVU · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,362 → $28,608
+309%
WVU · median debt rose
$5,500 → $22,500
-100%
WVU · cohort default rate fell
7.6% → 0.0%
+21%
WVU · earnings_median_10yr rose
$46,200 → $55,939
+26%
WVU · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,700 → $52,556
+30%
WVU · earnings_median_6yr rose
$34,800 → $45,181
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Dentistry.$158,414Medicine.$153,284Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$138,334Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$123,579Business/Commerce, General.$111,315Human Resources Management and Services.$109,007Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$99,815Computer Engineering.$99,140Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$96,827Computer Science.$95,524Management Information Systems and Services.$95,160Industrial Engineering.$95,095Petroleum Engineering.$92,874Mining and Mineral Engineering.$92,289Mechanical Engineering.$90,443Chemical Engineering.$89,812Business Administration, Management and Operations.$86,826Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$85,564Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$83,707Accounting and Related Services.$82,472Accounting and Related Services.$82,077Law.$81,586Civil Engineering.$81,556Finance and Financial Management Services.$80,532
Showing top 24 of 78 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
78 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$52,918Education, General.$50,723Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$50,557Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$52,053Special Education and Teaching.$53,518Education, General.$25,062Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$53,433
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
Mechanical Engineering.$90,443Industrial Engineering.$95,095Civil Engineering.$81,556Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.$96,827Petroleum Engineering.$92,874Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.$99,815Chemical Engineering.$89,812Computer Engineering.$99,140Mining and Mineral Engineering.$92,289
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$80,411Medicine.$153,284Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$138,334Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$70,136Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$69,216Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$123,579Dentistry.$158,414Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$83,707Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$64,448Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$69,997Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$65,654Public Health.$66,085
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business/Commerce, General.$111,315Finance and Financial Management Services.$80,532Marketing.$70,041Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,412Accounting and Related Services.$82,077Business/Commerce, General.$67,056Management Information Systems and Services.$95,160Business Administration, Management and Operations.$86,826Accounting and Related Services.$82,472Business/Managerial Economics.$80,002Human Resources Management and Services.$109,007
HISTORY · CIP 54
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at WVU
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$414,189
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $12,379
- HS-only baseline · WV
- $32,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 31
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in West Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“WVU graduates earn $X” — not “WVU makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending WVU caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.