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.

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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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time)Retention Rate (part-time)
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
Average51%15%72%51