Morgantown College and University Demographics

There are a total of 183 degree and certificate programs offered at Morgantown's 5 colleges and universities. You can choose to study in fields ranging from legal administrative assistant/secretary to administrative assistant and secretarial science, general to pathology/pathologist assistant.

Morgantown's top-ranked school is West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition. In 2010, it received a nationwide rank of 56th. Approximately 55 students are currently enrolled at West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition.

Tuition

Average tuition for students at Morgantown colleges and universities is $3,773 per year. In Morgantown, tuition rates can vary from $11,100 per year to $2,360 per year. The school charging the highest tuition rates is West Virginia Junior College, while the school with the lowest tuition rates is Monongalia County Technical Education Center.

Financial Aid

In 2008, students at Morgantown colleges received an estimated $75,033,047 in financial aid. Of this aid, $72,409,330 was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships given to students by a local college was $54,431,408, which was given by West Virginia University.

Morgantown Student Demographics

Morgantown schools had an enrollment of 29,251 students in 2010. This is 20% of the total number of West Virginia college students. West Virginia University had the most number of students of any college in Morgantown, with 28,898 students. Morgantown Beauty College Inc, with 27 students, had the least number of students.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Morgantown schools, 73 return to start their second year of college. Approximately 77% of students eventually graduate. Graduation rates, however, can vary from college to college. West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition has a graduation rate of 94%, while West Virginia University has a graduation rate of 59%.

Diversity

Morgantown schools have a student population that is approximately 50% female. The ratio of Morgantown students who are 24 years old or younger to those who are over 24 years old is 92 to 100. For every 100 Morgantown college students, 15 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009. West Virginia University, with 15% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background, had the highest percentage of ethnically diverse students in Morgantown.

Morgantown Faculty Demographics

Morgantown schools had 852 faculty members in 2010. The ratio of female to male faculty was [Female Faculty Ratio] to [Male Faculty Ratio] for Morgantown schools. And 17% of faculty were from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

In 2009, Morgantown colleges and universities had on average of 1 faculty for every 39 students. Fred W Eberle Technical Center had the highest faculty to student ratio, of schools in Morgantown, with 1 to 1.