West Virginia University Scholarships and Merit Aid
Morgantown, West Virginia
11 scholarships West Virginia University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
17,705Undergraduates
85%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (11)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
Climb Higher Scholarship - Level 1
$6,000
Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
| Level 1 ( **3.8+ GPA and ACT ≥30 or SAT ≥1360)** | $6,000 | $18,000 |wvu.edu (read 2026-08-04)
Climb Higher Scholarship - Level 1
$18,000
Published requirement
3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 30 ACT, or 3.8 GPA (scale as the school published it) and 1360 SAT
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
| Level 1 ( **3.8+ GPA and ACT ≥30 or SAT ≥1360)** | $6,000 | $18,000 |wvu.edu (read 2026-08-04)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
Statler College Scholarship Application — a single blanket application covers all ~500 named endowed funds listed on the Statler College Scholarship Funds page (Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources); separately, the John Chambers College of Business and Economics runs its own ~100-scholarship/$462,000-per-year donor program through a WVU MIX Google Form application (no third-party AcademicWorks/ScholarshipUniverse portal identified at WVU).
Every amount on this page was read off a West Virginia University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.