West Virginia: Almanac 2013

August 19, 2013

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	West Virginia	Nation

Demographics

Population
	West Virginia	Nation
Total (State rank: 37)	1,855,364	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	West Virginia	Nation
Up to 4	5.6%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.6%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.5%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.3%	26.4%
45 to 64	29.2%	26.5%
65 and older	16.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	West Virginia	Nation
American Indian	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	4.8%
Black	3.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	93.9%	74.1%
More than one race	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	1.1%	16.7%
Other	0.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	West Virginia	Nation
8th grade or less	5.8%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	10.0%	8.1%
High-school diploma	41.6%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	17.7%	21.2%
Associate degree	6.4%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	11.7%	17.9%
Master’s degree	4.8%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.8%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.2%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	West Virginia	Nation
	2.3%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	West Virginia	Nation
(State rank: 48)	$34,477	$42,693

Poverty rate
	West Virginia	Nation
	18.6%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	West Virginia	Nation
Total for 2013-14	17,197	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	2.4%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	West Virginia	Nation
	4,028	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	West Virginia	Nation
	6.3%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$106,405	$118,822
Associate professor	$78,388	$81,373
Assistant professor	$63,260	$70,325
All	$76,956	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$72,707	$89,076
Associate professor	$61,810	$71,297
Assistant professor	$52,104	$60,506
All	$60,017	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$59,703	$91,161
Associate professor	$50,149	$71,963
Assistant professor	$46,680	$58,901
All	$50,166	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	West Virginia	Nation
Public	$54,017	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$47,474	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	West Virginia	Nation
Public	$47,874	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	West Virginia	Nation
Undergraduate	137,275	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	25,033	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	72,965	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	22,669	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	12,015	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	51,910	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,749	396,832
Total	162,308	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public	59%	72%
4-year	84%	64%
2-year	16%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	West Virginia	Nation
Associate	4,688	942,217
Bachelor’s	12,978	1,712,538
Master’s	5,884	730,635
Doctorate	1,007	163,715

Residence of new students

State

State residents made up 65% of all freshmen enrolled in West Virginia in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year; 89% of all West Virginia residents who were freshmen attended college in their home state.

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	West Virginia	Nation
All	47.1%	59.0%
Men	43.3%	56.4%
Women	50.8%	61.2%
American Indian	40.0%	40.6%
Asian	46.2%	69.7%
Black	27.7%	40.2%
Hispanic	37.2%	51.4%
White	48.6%	62.3%
2 or more races	33.3%	64.0%
Race unknown	43.4%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	West Virginia	Nation
American Indian	1,012	174,629
Asian	8,634	1,133,719
Black	11,820	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	453	61,179
Hispanic	6,707	2,695,637
White	120,971	11,519,372
2 or more races	2,847	405,812
Race unknown	6,811	1,409,094
Foreign	3,053	738,624
Total	162,308	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	West Virginia	Nation
Women	50.6%	57.0%
American Indian	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	5.3%	5.4%
Black	7.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic	4.1%	12.8%
White	74.5%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Race unknown	4.2%	6.7%
Foreign	1.9%	3.5%
Minority	19.4%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	12.0%	27.2%
Full-time	53.6%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Students averaged 20.6 on the ACT, which was taken by an estimated 68% of West Virginia’s high-school seniors. Students averaged 1018 on the SAT, which was taken by an estimated 17% of West Virginia’s high-school seniors.

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public 4-year	$4,959	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,850	$2,419
Private 4-year	$17,073	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	West Virginia	Nation
State funds	$545,760,686	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.4%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	West Virginia	Nation
Need-based grants	$44,476,463	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$59,687,647	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$27,394,686	$1,737,198,826
Total	$131,558,796	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	West Virginia	Nation
Total	$210,899,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	8.2%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	West Virginia	Nation
Federal government	58.1%	62.6%
State and local governments	7.0%	5.9%
Industry	2.0%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.7%	5.9%
Institution itself	30.8%	19.1%
Other	0.4%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	West Virginia	Nation
Engineering	22.6%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	59.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	0.7%	3.6%
Physical sciences	4.5%	7.3%
Psychology	0.3%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.3%	3.1%
Other sciences	1.2%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	7.2%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University Foundation	$417,504,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University	$83,933,318
Marshall University	$13,083,723
Davis & Elkins College	$8,573,981

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public 4-year	13	679
Public 2-year	10	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	9	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	3	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	11	669
Total	46	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University	25,883
Marshall University	10,274
American Public University System	3,928

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

West Virginia University

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Almanac 2013 »

West Virginia

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	West Virginia	Nation

Demographics

Population
	West Virginia	Nation
Total (State rank: 37)	1,855,364	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range	West Virginia	Nation
Up to 4	5.6%	6.4%
5 to 14	11.6%	13.2%
15 to 19	6.5%	7.0%
20 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 44	24.3%	26.4%
45 to 64	29.2%	26.5%
65 and older	16.3%	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity	West Virginia	Nation
American Indian	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	4.8%
Black	3.0%	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
White	93.9%	74.1%
More than one race	2.1%	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	1.1%	16.7%
Other	0.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level	West Virginia	Nation
8th grade or less	5.8%	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	10.0%	8.1%
High-school diploma	41.6%	28.4%
Some college, no degree	17.7%	21.2%
Associate degree	6.4%	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	11.7%	17.9%
Master’s degree	4.8%	7.5%
Doctoral degree	0.8%	1.2%
Professional degree	1.2%	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home
	West Virginia	Nation
	2.3%	20.8%

Per capita personal income
	West Virginia	Nation
(State rank: 48)	$34,477	$42,693

Poverty rate
	West Virginia	Nation
	18.6%	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate	West Virginia	Nation
Total for 2013-14	17,197	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	2.4%	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients
	West Virginia	Nation
	4,028	401,388

High-school dropout rate
	West Virginia	Nation
	6.3%	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$106,405	$118,822
Associate professor	$78,388	$81,373
Assistant professor	$63,260	$70,325
All	$76,956	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$72,707	$89,076
Associate professor	$61,810	$71,297
Assistant professor	$52,104	$60,506
All	$60,017	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	n/a	$152,042
Associate professor	n/a	$95,762
Assistant professor	n/a	$82,983
All	n/a	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank	West Virginia	Nation
Professor	$59,703	$91,161
Associate professor	$50,149	$71,963
Assistant professor	$46,680	$58,901
All	$50,166	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control	West Virginia	Nation
Public	$54,017	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$47,474	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control	West Virginia	Nation
Public	$47,874	$62,568
Private nonprofit	n/a	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group	West Virginia	Nation
Undergraduate	137,275	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	25,033	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	72,965	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	22,669	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	12,015	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	n/a	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	51,910	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	2,749	396,832
Total	162,308	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public	59%	72%
4-year	84%	64%
2-year	16%	36%

Degrees awarded
Level	West Virginia	Nation
Associate	4,688	942,217
Bachelor’s	12,978	1,712,538
Master’s	5,884	730,635
Doctorate	1,007	163,715

Residence of new students

State

Nation

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity	West Virginia	Nation
All	47.1%	59.0%
Men	43.3%	56.4%
Women	50.8%	61.2%
American Indian	40.0%	40.6%
Asian	46.2%	69.7%
Black	27.7%	40.2%
Hispanic	37.2%	51.4%
White	48.6%	62.3%
2 or more races	33.3%	64.0%
Race unknown	43.4%	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status	West Virginia	Nation
American Indian	1,012	174,629
Asian	8,634	1,133,719
Black	11,820	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	453	61,179
Hispanic	6,707	2,695,637
White	120,971	11,519,372
2 or more races	2,847	405,812
Race unknown	6,811	1,409,094
Foreign	3,053	738,624
Total	162,308	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group	West Virginia	Nation
Women	50.6%	57.0%
American Indian	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	5.3%	5.4%
Black	7.3%	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Hispanic	4.1%	12.8%
White	74.5%	54.9%
2 or more races	1.8%	1.9%
Race unknown	4.2%	6.7%
Foreign	1.9%	3.5%
Minority	19.4%	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	12.0%	27.2%
Full-time	53.6%	61.9%

Test scores

State

Nation

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public 4-year	$4,959	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,850	$2,419
Private 4-year	$17,073	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses
	West Virginia	Nation
State funds	$545,760,686	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	0.4%	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type	West Virginia	Nation
Need-based grants	$44,476,463	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$59,687,647	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$27,394,686	$1,737,198,826
Total	$131,558,796	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities
	West Virginia	Nation
Total	$210,899,000	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	8.2%	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source	West Virginia	Nation
Federal government	58.1%	62.6%
State and local governments	7.0%	5.9%
Industry	2.0%	4.9%
Nonprofit	1.7%	5.9%
Institution itself	30.8%	19.1%
Other	0.4%	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field	West Virginia	Nation
Engineering	22.6%	15.4%
Environmental sciences	3.4%	4.9%
Life sciences	59.0%	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	0.7%	3.6%
Physical sciences	4.5%	7.3%
Psychology	0.3%	1.7%
Social sciences	1.3%	3.1%
Other sciences	1.2%	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	7.2%	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University Foundation	$417,504,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University	$83,933,318
Marshall University	$13,083,723
Davis & Elkins College	$8,573,981

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type	West Virginia	Nation
Public 4-year	13	679
Public 2-year	10	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	9	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	0	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	3	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	11	669
Total	46	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution	West Virginia
West Virginia University	25,883
Marshall University	10,274
American Public University System	3,928

Institutions censured or sanctioned by the AAUP

None

Institutions on NCAA probation

West Virginia University

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.