2024 West Virginia Colleges Graduation Rate Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate at West Virginia colleges is 50.5%. The graduation rate is calculated by number of completers by dividing number of candidates. The completers have completed their degree/certificate within 150% of normal time, for example within 6 years for 4-years BS degree program. The average transfer-out rate is 15.1% and the average retention rate is 72.4% (full-time students).
West Virginia College Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rate Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest graduation rate and more relative statistics. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- Wheeling University has the highest graduation rate of 70% and Potomac State College of West Virginia University has the lowest graduation rate of 25% and .
- Potomac State College of West Virginia University has the highest transfer-out rate of 33% and Valley College-Martinsburg has the lowest transfer-out rate of 6% and .
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg has the highest retention rate of 100% and Concord University has the lowest retention rate of 56% and .
Graduation Rate Comparison Between West Virginia Colleges
The following table lists West Virginia colleges with graduation, transfer-out, and retention rate. The graduation rate is based on the number of completers who completed their program within 150% normal time (i.e. within 6 years for 4 years B.S. degrees).
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College Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time) | Retention Rate (part-time) |
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Alderson Broaddus University Philippi, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 33% | - | 57% | - |
Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 58% | - | 76% | 100 |
Bethany College Bethany, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 42% | - | 75% | - |
Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 35% | 14% | 58% | 7 |
Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV Private, 2-4 years | 41% | - | 76% | - |
University of Charleston Charleston, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 41% | 32% | 71% | 31 |
Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | 32% | 3% | 67% | - |
Concord University Athens, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 40% | 27% | 56% | - |
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 48% | - | 71% | - |
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 46% | 27% | 63% | 21 |
Glenville State University Glenville, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 13% | 65% | 33 |
Huntington Junior College Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | 20% | 23% | 58% | - |
Marshall University Huntington, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 49% | 25% | 74% | 50 |
Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV Public, 2-4 years | 85% | - | 95% | 93 |
Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | 73% | - | 85% | - |
Mountain State College Parkersburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | 88% | - | 67% | - |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 30% | 8% | 100% | 100 |
Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 25% | 33% | 57% | 17 |
Salem University Salem, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 28% | - | 57% | 4 |
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 47% | 10% | 70% | 57 |
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay, WV Public, 2-4 years | 26% | 10% | 54% | 24 |
Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV Public, 2-4 years | 80% | - | 93% | - |
West Virginia State University Institute, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 35% | 17% | 61% | 50 |
West Liberty University West Liberty, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 61% | - | 71% | - |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 33% | 33% | 56% | 60 |
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 53% | - | 67% | - |
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes, WV Private, 2-4 years | 83% | - | 67% | - |
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV Private, 2-4 years | 76% | - | 64% | - |
International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | 85% | - | 87% | - |
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV Public, 2-4 years | 31% | 12% | 55% | 39 |
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Public, 4 years four-years | 62% | 23% | 79% | 18 |
Wheeling University Wheeling, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 70% | 27% | 72% | - |
Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV Public, 2-4 years | 100% | - | 75% | - |
Valley College-Beckley Beckley, WV Private, 2-4 years | 53% | 1% | 78% | - |
Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 68% | 6% | 100% | - |
Carver Career Center Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | 93% | - | 91% | - |
Garnet Career Center Charleston, WV Public, Less than 2 years | 59% | - | 82% | 100 |
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV Public, 2-4 years | 36% | 3% | 64% | 17 |
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport, WV Private, 2-4 years | 53% | - | 62% | - |
Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV Public, 2-4 years | 37% | 1% | 58% | 22 |
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV Public, 2-4 years | 19% | 7% | 41% | 21 |
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV Public, 2-4 years | 35% | 14% | 61% | 56 |
New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV Public, 2-4 years | 36% | 8% | 53% | 32 |
American Public University System Charles Town, WV Private, 4 years four-years | 55% | - | 90% | 94 |
BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV Public, 2-4 years | 22% | 12% | 54% | 54 |
Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV Private, 2-4 years | 51% | - | 61% | 83 |
Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington, WV Private, 2-4 years | 36% | 4% | 89% | - |
Boone Career and Technical Center Foster, WV Public, 2-4 years | 83% | - | 95% | 100 |
Average | 51% | 15% | 72% | 51 |