West Virginia University Institute of Technology Ranking Badges

West Virginia University Tech earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 293 in Most Focused for Civil Engineering, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #8 of 293, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 64
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has West Virginia University Institute of Technology Earned?

West Virginia University Institute of Technology holds 8 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 3 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 athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. Placements shown are from the 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. See our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	0
Total	8

What Is West Virginia University Institute of Technology Known For?

West Virginia University Institute of Technology is best known for Engineering: 3 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Civil Engineering, Security Science and Technology. and Mechanical Engineering.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Male / Female Diversity	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (West Virginia)		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Systems Analysis
Most Focused		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Civil Engineering
Most Focused		✓
Electrical Engineering
Most Focused	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Most Focused	✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Security Science and Technology.
Most Focused			✓

How Does West Virginia University Institute of Technology Rank for Veterans?

West Virginia University Institute of Technology earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #22 of 22 in Top Ranked Veterans for Computer Systems Analysis.

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2026 edition. West Virginia University Institute of Technology appears in 64 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.