10-yr median earnings
$45,133
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Martinsburg, West Virginia
James Rumsey Technical Institute
James Rumsey Technical Institute is a public institution in Martinsburg, West Virginia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $8,477
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,133
- 10-yr median earnings
- 82.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
James Rumsey Technical Institute posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 39%
- former-student earnings, US
- 82.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this James Rumsey Technical Institute profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B+
College Value Score
75/100
James Rumsey Technical Institute
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$45,133
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,477
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,477
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
82.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - James Rumsey Technical Institute vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How James Rumsey Technical Institute ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
James Rumsey Technical Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,133 Top 39% higher than 61% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | James Rumsey Technical Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,133 | #1997 of 5103 | 61st |
| Average net price | $8,477 | #862 of 5020 | 83rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.5% | #590 of 4858 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 99 | #4332 of 5462 | 21st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
99
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.5%
150%-time completion
$45,133
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How James Rumsey Technical Institute ranks in West Virginia
State rank among 59 reporting West Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | James Rumsey Technical Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,133 | #14 of 59 | 76th |
| Average net price | $8,477 | #24 of 61 | 61st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.5% | #9 of 56 | 84th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 99 | #41 of 64 | 36th |
Highest former-student earnings in West Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | $69,666 | - |
| 2 | Wheeling University | $57,949 | $20,503 |
| 3 | West Virginia University | $55,939 | $15,634 |
| 4 | West Virginia University Institute of Technology | $55,939 | $9,337 |
| 5 | Potomac State College of West Virginia University | $55,939 | $9,197 |
| 6 | University of Charleston | $55,774 | $22,107 |
| 7 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | $51,593 | $18,083 |
| 8 | Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | $51,465 | -$767 |
| 9 | Shepherd University | $49,358 | $11,363 |
| 10 | United Technical Center | $49,130 | $3,461 |
| 11 | Fairmont State University | $46,857 | $9,032 |
| 12 | Marshall University | $46,354 | $7,502 |
| 14 | James Rumsey Technical InstituteThis school | $45,133 | $8,477 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at James Rumsey Technical Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,802 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,998 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,705 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at James Rumsey Technical Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $8,477 |
26.3%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
James Rumsey Technical Institute costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $16,111 to $12,242 (-24.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,1112023 · $12,242
Over the same years, enrollment went +6.2% (129 → 137 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
43.8%
Female
59.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$42,576
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 82.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $42,576 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,133 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 13 | $59,335 | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for James Rumsey Technical Institute? ▼
James Rumsey Technical Institute is a public institution in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 99 students.
How much do James Rumsey Technical Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at James Rumsey Technical Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,133 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,576.
How much does James Rumsey Technical Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at James Rumsey Technical Institute is $8,477..
What is the graduation rate at James Rumsey Technical Institute? ▼
James Rumsey Technical Institute has a 82.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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