by our College Data Analytics TeamWVSU earned 10 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 1 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #5 of 1,376 in Economic Diversity (Southeast), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.
West Virginia State University holds 10 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 1 |
| Top 5% | 3 |
| Top 10% | 1 |
| Top 15% | 5 |
| Total | 10 |
West Virginia State University is best known for Law Enforcement & Firefighting: 1 of its 10 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Criminal Justice & Corrections, Educational Administration and Public Administration.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Diversity (West Virginia) | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Location Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southeast) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (West Virginia) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
West Virginia State University earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #182 of 240 in Softball (D2).
West Virginia State University earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,222 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
These rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. West Virginia State University appears in 117 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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