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West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Beckley, West Virginia · Small city

#1 most selective in West Virginia#2 for grad earnings in West Virginia#3 best value in West Virginia
36.7%
Admit rate
$9,337
Avg net price
33%
Graduation rate
$55,939
Median earnings

West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Beckley, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 981 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 981 undergradsSmall citySelective · 37% admitNAIA Division ICold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against West Virginia University Institute of Technology's admitted students.

Admit rate
36.7%
SAT (mid 50%)
880–1120
Avg GPA (est.)
3.08

Enter a test score to see where you land against West Virginia University Institute of Technology's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and West Virginia University Institute of Technology's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Early encounters describe the land as being an ancestral home of the Catawba-speaking Moneton people, who referred to the surrounding area as Okahok Amai, and were allies of the Monacan people. The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine is a preserved coal mine that offers daily tours and a history lesson on coal mining in Appalachia. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
213 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Raleigh County Memorial (BKW)

How West Virginia University Institute of Technology compares

Selectivity36.7%

More selective than 91% · #1 most selective of 15 in West Virginia

SAT average1033

Higher than 12%

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 14% · #17 of 20 in West Virginia

First-year retention62%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,939

Higher than 57% · #2 of 19 in West Virginia

Average net price$9,337

Cheaper than 92% · #3 cheapest of 19 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$22,500

Lower than 56%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment981

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare West Virginia University Institute of Technology with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in West Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

981undergrads
  • Women49250%
  • Men48950%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White77%
  • Black3.3%
  • Hispanic3.1%
  • Asian1.2%
  • Other or multiracial15%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
981
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
30%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$60,096
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,260
Endowment
$17,232,054

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 308 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From West Virginia90%
  • Other U.S. states10%

Most first-years stay in state — West Virginia University Institute of Technology draws overwhelmingly from West Virginia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
36.7%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
880–1120
SAT average
1033
SAT reading
460–570
SAT math
420–550
ACT composite
19–23
Average GPA (estimated)
3.08

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,424
Out-of-state tuition
$21,072
Room & board
$12,986
Books & supplies
$950
Total cost of attendance
$18,907
Average net price
$9,337

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
33%
Graduated on time (4 years)
25%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
32%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,181
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,939
Median debt at graduation
$22,500
Students with federal loans
24%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
43%
First-generation
45%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
369
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
38%
Housing charge (year)
$7,120
Meal plan (year)
$5,900
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
341 (215 men · 126 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Soccer78
Baseball41
Track and Field (Indoor)34
Track and Field (Outdoor)34
Basketball31
Softball26
Cross Country22
Swimming20
Volleyball20
Golf19
Wrestling16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,278 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
1.0
Rape
0.3
Robbery
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,998
$30–48k
$6,752
$48–75k
$9,137
$75–110k
$11,861
$110k+
$14,797

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$39,658

$9,137/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

84%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,381
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 84% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,381. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 307 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,939
Typical debt at graduation
$22,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,520
Men
$60,063

Men out-earn women by $8,543 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
79°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
43.4″
Annual snow
38.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beckley VA Hospital, WV US station (1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.