2022 West Virginia Colleges Comparison
In West Virginia, seventy-four colleges are active for serving college students. By school types, there are forty public schools and thirty-four private schools. By school levels, twenty-eight 4-years (or high) schools, twenty-five 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and twenty-one less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
West Virginia College Overview
Of the seventy-four West Virginia schools, West Virginia University ranked first and Shepherd University ranked second (view more at West Virginia college rankings). The 2022 average tuition & fees of all West Virginia colleges is $9,691 for West Virginia residents and $12,706 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 77.84% and the average SAT score is 1,008. The average number of students is 1,862 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 $12,706 and West Virginia Wesleyan College has the highest tuition & fees of $32,612 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 $13,940 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 1,008 and West Virginia University has the highest SAT score of 1,130 and Concord University has the lowest score of 930.
- The average acceptance rate is 77.84% and Appalachian Bible College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 49% and Shepherd University has the loosest (lowest) rate of 98%.
- The average student population is 1,862 and American Public University System has the most students of 50,047 and Future Generations University has the fewest students of 41.
- The average graduation rate is 56.29% and West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition has the highest rate of 93% and Potomac State College of West Virginia University has the lowest rate of 24%.
2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $25,320 | $26,676 | 1,130 | 84.00% | 26,269 | 62% | 21 to 1 |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $18,224 | $12,906 | 1,070 | 98.00% | 3,159 | 46% | 14 to 1 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $32,612 | $12,222 | 985 | 66.00% | 1,066 | 55% | 12 to 1 |
| Bethany College Bethany, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $31,600 | $11,200 | 970 | 92.00% | 576 | 43% | 11 to 1 |
| West Liberty University West Liberty, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $16,294 | $8,280 | 1,010 | 68.00% | 2,481 | 53% | 11 to 1 |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $19,606 | $21,434 | 1,043 | 89.00% | 11,958 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| Wheeling University Wheeling, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $29,290 | $10,160 | 990 | 77.00% | 857 | 42% | 12 to 1 |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $17,150 | $17,150 | 1,005 | 94.00% | 3,848 | 35% | 15 to 1 |
| Concord University Athens, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $18,440 | $9,450 | 930 | 91.00% | 1,807 | 38% | 16 to 1 |
| University of Charleston Charleston, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $31,350 | $16,400 | 1,073 | 61.00% | 2,967 | 46% | 16 to 1 |
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $7,360 | $7,050 | - | - | 50,047 | 48% | 23 to 1 |
| Salem University Salem, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $13,390 | $13,864 | - | - | 1,008 | 32% | 20 to 1 |
| Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $13,515 | $15,135 | - | - | 325 | - | 28 to 1 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | $11,415 | - | - | - | 1,662 | 21% | 12 to 1 |
| Alderson Broaddus University Philippi, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $30,020 | $29,300 | 950 | 53.00% | 863 | 32% | 14 to 1 |
| West Virginia State University Institute, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $14,125 | $20,507 | 980 | 89.00% | 3,638 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $15,982 | - | 960 | 90.00% | 1,243 | 32% | 14 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Charleston, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,427 | - | - | - | 218 | 36% | 22 to 1 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $5,370 | - | - | - | 107 | 81% | 16 to 1 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $15,075 | - | - | - | 628 | 71% | 24 to 1 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,465 | - | - | 79.00% | 79 | 73% | 11 to 1 |
| Carver Career Center Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | $6,890 | - | - | - | 178 | 84% | 16 to 1 |
| Mountain State School of Massage Charleston, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $12,509 | - | - | - | 24 | 91% | 20 to 1 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $11,760 | - | - | - | 1,193 | 24% | 18 to 1 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV Public, 2-4 years | $11,688 | - | - | - | 1,292 | 27% | 14 to 1 |
| Future Generations University Franklin, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $8,000 | $8,000 | - | - | 41 | - | - |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV Public, 2-4 years | $2,500 | - | - | - | 76 | 100% | 15 to 1 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $19,296 | - | 1,015 | 55.00% | 1,645 | 28% | 13 to 1 |
| Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $4,500 | - | - | 100.00% | 1,691 | 79% | 58 to 1 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,548 | - | - | - | 29 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV Public, 2-4 years | $12,028 | - | - | - | 1,253 | 24% | 11 to 1 |
| Glenville State College Glenville, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $10,514 | - | - | - | 1,583 | 32% | 17 to 1 |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,464 | - | - | - | 27 | 92% | 9 to 1 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV Public, 2-4 years | $1,714 | - | - | 82.00% | 87 | 91% | 13 to 1 |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,400 | - | - | 71.00% | 23 | 50% | 8 to 1 |
| Ohio Valley University Vienna, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $22,550 | $7,470 | 980 | 95.00% | 273 | 25% | 9 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,635 | - | - | - | 123 | 70% | 14 to 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV Public, 2-4 years | $7,464 | - | - | - | 3,912 | 35% | 15 to 1 |
| Catholic Distance University Charles Town, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $8,405 | $9,190 | - | - | 180 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $7,187 | - | - | 56.00% | 19 | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $15,830 | $8,460 | 1,015 | 49.00% | 225 | 44% | 7 to 1 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition Morgantown, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $6,000 | - | - | - | 64 | 93% | 6 to 1 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $7,815 | - | - | - | 108 | 91% | 4 to 1 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,657 | - | - | - | 622 | 59% | 26 to 1 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV Private, 4 years four-years | $29,960 | - | 1,030 | 69.00% | 738 | 48% | 12 to 1 |
| Wood County School of Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $4,285 | - | - | 100.00% | 28 | 50% | 9 to 1 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Stollings, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $5,025 | - | - | - | 24 | 76% | 12 to 1 |
| Valley College-Princeton Princeton, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $15,575 | - | - | - | 50 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | $19,902 | - | - | - | 69 | 80% | 9 to 1 |
| Garnet Career Center Charleston, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $6,156 | - | - | - | 76 | 59% | 7 to 1 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $7,310 | - | - | - | 180 | 71% | 14 to 1 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center New Cumberland, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $8,046 | - | - | - | 24 | 100% | 10 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston Charleston, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 135 | 72% | 23 to 1 |
| Scott College of Cosmetology Wheeling, WV Private, 2-4 years | $14,508 | - | - | - | 14 | 82% | 6 to 1 |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, WV Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | $10,900 | - | - | - | 105 | 33% | 24 to 1 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $15,200 | - | - | - | 47 | 30% | 12 to 1 |
| Huntington Junior College Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | $10,050 | - | - | - | 212 | 15% | 11 to 1 |
| Valley College-Beckley Beckley, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $15,575 | - | - | - | 113 | 53% | 24 to 1 |
| Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center Waverly, WV Private, 2-4 years | $21,230 | - | - | - | 48 | 71% | 10 to 1 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $5,381 | - | - | - | 20 | 62% | 5 to 1 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV Public, 4 years four-years | $8,642 | - | - | - | 2,624 | 35% | 15 to 1 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV Public, 2-4 years | $12,056 | - | - | - | 1,613 | 29% | 14 to 1 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV Public, 2-4 years | $7,246 | - | - | - | 1,053 | 13% | 14 to 1 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Morgantown Morgantown, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $15,990 | - | - | - | 68 | 84% | 17 to 1 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay, WV Public, 2-4 years | $6,470 | - | - | - | 1,474 | 21% | 17 to 1 |
| Randolph Technical Center Elkins, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $3,077 | - | - | - | 6 | 53% | 3 to 1 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Glen Dale, WV Private, Less than 2 years | $5,620 | - | - | 63.00% | 27 | 100% | 9 to 1 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV Private, 2-4 years | $12,250 | - | - | - | 62 | 63% | 17 to 1 |
| International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $25,000 | - | - | - | 85 | 74% | 20 to 1 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV Public, 2-4 years | $3,924 | - | - | - | 32 | 69% | 8 to 1 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV Public, Less than 2 years | $2,405 | - | - | - | 28 | 83% | 10 to 1 |
| Mountain State College Parkersburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | $8,665 | - | - | 75.00% | 23 | 80% | 12 to 1 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV Public, 2-4 years | $8,640 | - | - | - | 374 | 18% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | $12,706 | $13,940 | 1,008 | 77.84% | 1,862 | 56% | 14 to 1 |