2023 West Virginia Colleges Comparison
In West Virginia, seventy colleges are active and serve higher education to students. By school types, there are forty public schools and thirty private schools. By school levels, twenty-seven 4-years (or high) schools, twenty-three 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and twenty less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active this year based on the IPEDS data.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at West Virginia colleges is $9,331 for state residents and $12,862 for out-of-state students in 2023. The graduate tuition & fee is $11,304 for state residents and $14,812 for out-of-state students. A total of 1,836 students enrolled in West Virginia colleges including 1,579 undergraduate and 1,098 graduate students.
West Virginia College Overview
Of the seventy West Virginia schools, Marshall University ranked first and West Virginia Wesleyan College ranked second (view more at West Virginia college rankings). The 2023 average tuition & fees of all West Virginia colleges is $9,331 for West Virginia residents and $12,862 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 84.77% and the average SAT score is 1,042. The average number of students is 1,836 and the average student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for West Virginia colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees are $12,862 and West Virginia Wesleyan College has the highest tuition & fees of $32,976 and West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,000.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $14,812 and Alderson Broaddus University has the highest tuition & fees of $29,300 and American Public University System has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,050.
- The average SAT score is 1,042 and West Virginia University has the highest SAT score of 1,130 and Bethany College has the lowest score of 990.
- The average acceptance rate is 84.77% and Appalachian Bible College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 46% and Fairmont State University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 99%.
- The average student population is 1,836 and American Public University System has the most students of 48,298 and Future Generations University has the fewest students of 27.
- The average graduation rate is 58.57% and Valley College-Martinsburg has the highest rate of 70% and Potomac State College of West Virginia University has the lowest rate of 24%.
2023 West Virginia Colleges
The following table lists colleges located in West Virginia ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall University Huntington, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $19,658 | $21,486 | 1,040 | 97.8% | 11,023 | 52% | 17 to 1 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $32,976 | $11,478 | 1,074 | 84.4% | 1,054 | 54% | 12 to 1 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $17,836 | $20,252 | 995 | 98.8% | 3,562 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
| Bethany College Bethany, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $32,640 | $11,200 | 990 | 73.6% | 559 | 43% | 12 to 1 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $30,680 | - | - | 77.6% | 661 | 45% | 11 to 1 |
| Wheeling University Wheeling, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $28,290 | $10,160 | 1,065 | 78.1% | 700 | 57% | 12 to 1 |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $18,722 | $12,906 | 1,070 | 96.4% | 3,015 | 44% | 14 to 1 |
| University of Charleston Charleston, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $31,900 | $16,900 | - | 69.7% | 2,926 | 43% | 14 to 1 |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $26,568 | $27,450 | 1,130 | 89.8% | 25,474 | 64% | 18 to 1 |
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $7,360 | $7,050 | - | 0.0% | 48,298 | 49% | 22 to 1 |
| Concord University Athens, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $19,340 | $16,704 | 1,010 | 95.6% | 1,749 | 42% | 15 to 1 |
| West Virginia State University Institute, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $14,385 | $20,649 | - | 96.6% | 3,415 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| Salem University Salem, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $13,150 | $13,864 | - | 0.0% | 991 | 31% | 17 to 1 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV Public, 2-4 years | $3,924 | - | - | 0.0% | 30 | 73% | 8 to 1 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay, WV Public, 2-4 years | $6,864 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,439 | 23% | 17 to 1 |
| Valley College-Beckley Beckley, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $15,995 | - | - | 0.0% | 90 | 64% | 24 to 1 |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, WV Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | 0.0% | 806 | - | - |
| Huntington Junior College Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | $10,050 | - | - | 0.0% | 151 | 19% | 18 to 1 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $2,405 | - | - | 0.0% | 32 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition Morgantown, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $6,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 62 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Stollings, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $5,025 | - | - | 0.0% | 19 | 81% | 9 to 1 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,375 | - | - | 0.0% | 33 | 73% | 8 to 1 |
| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $17,050 | $8,910 | 1,113 | 46.2% | 199 | 57% | 7 to 1 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $19,584 | - | 1,025 | 66.4% | 1,619 | 28% | 12 to 1 |
| Catholic Distance University Charles Town, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $8,880 | $9,450 | - | 0.0% | 173 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV Public, 2-4 years | $5,162 | - | - | 0.0% | 104 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Garnet Career Center Charleston, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $6,156 | - | - | 0.0% | 78 | 59% | 8 to 1 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,900 | - | - | 0.0% | 39 | 88% | 13 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,529 | - | - | 0.0% | 211 | 44% | 15 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,736 | - | - | 0.0% | 115 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Future Generations University Franklin, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $9,600 | $9,600 | - | 0.0% | 27 | - | - |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | $19,477 | - | - | 0.0% | 76 | 70% | 9 to 1 |
| Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $17,030 | $17,030 | 995 | 96.9% | 1,358 | 32% | 13 to 1 |
| International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $25,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 83 | 76% | 20 to 1 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $9,124 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,346 | 41% | 15 to 1 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV Public, 2-4 years | $12,004 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,127 | 33% | 12 to 1 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | $11,598 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,573 | 30% | 11 to 1 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV Private, 2-4 years | $12,250 | - | - | 0.0% | 52 | 51% | 10 to 1 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $9,800 | - | - | 0.0% | 140 | 81% | 11 to 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV Public, 2-4 years | $7,464 | - | - | 0.0% | 4,060 | 38% | 14 to 1 |
| Randolph Technical Center Elkins, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,077 | - | - | 0.0% | 17 | 58% | 17 to 1 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $18,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 47 | 42% | 12 to 1 |
| Wood County School of Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,985 | - | - | 100.0% | 16 | 50% | 5 to 1 |
| Mountain State School of Massage Charleston, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $12,084 | - | - | 0.0% | 24 | 84% | 20 to 1 |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | $12,700 | - | - | 0.0% | 100 | 80% | 20 to 1 |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,464 | - | - | 0.0% | 11 | 95% | 4 to 1 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV Public, 2-4 years | $3,000 | - | - | 0.0% | 100 | 97% | 20 to 1 |
| Glenville State University Glenville, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $10,724 | $8,440 | - | 0.0% | 1,557 | 38% | 17 to 1 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $15,995 | - | - | 0.0% | 621 | 70% | 24 to 1 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $5,355 | - | - | 0.0% | 151 | 85% | 16 to 1 |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,400 | - | - | 100.0% | 24 | 89% | 8 to 1 |
| Alderson Broaddus University Philippi, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $31,500 | $29,300 | 1,005 | 66.5% | 828 | 32% | 13 to 1 |
| West Liberty University West Liberty, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $17,100 | $8,280 | 1,033 | 73.9% | 2,291 | 42% | 11 to 1 |
| Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $13,515 | $15,135 | - | 0.0% | 286 | - | 27 to 1 |
| Carver Career Center Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | $6,902 | - | - | 0.0% | 155 | 85% | 14 to 1 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Glen Dale, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $5,620 | - | - | 0.0% | 26 | 100% | 4 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown Morgantown, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 33 | 63% | 17 to 1 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,815 | - | - | 97.0% | 69 | 55% | 12 to 1 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV Public, 2-4 years | $8,640 | - | - | 0.0% | 361 | 46% | 6 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,102 | - | - | 0.0% | 558 | 71% | 14 to 1 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV Public, 2-4 years | $12,056 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,596 | 29% | 14 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston Charleston, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $16,297 | - | - | 0.0% | 71 | 65% | 24 to 1 |
| Mountain State College Parkersburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $8,665 | - | - | 0.0% | 20 | 100% | 12 to 1 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $7,815 | - | - | 0.0% | 80 | 94% | 6 to 1 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV Public, 2-4 years | $12,362 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,099 | 30% | 10 to 1 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $12,120 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,174 | 24% | 17 to 1 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center New Cumberland, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $8,046 | - | - | 0.0% | 25 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,360 | - | - | 75.0% | 30 | 100% | 8 to 1 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV Public, 2-4 years | $7,608 | - | - | 0.0% | 1,042 | 17% | 12 to 1 |
| Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $12,066 | - | - | 100.0% | 2,061 | 60% | 62 to 1 |
| Average | $12,862 | $14,812 | 1,042 | 84.8% | 1,836 | 59% | 14 to 1 |