10-yr median earnings
$57,949
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling University
Wheeling University is a private nonprofit institution in Wheeling, West Virginia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $57,949
- 10-yr median earnings
- 63.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $20,503
- Avg net price / yr
- 26.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Wheeling University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 18%
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.2%
- acceptance rate
- 26.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +20%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Wheeling University 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 ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), 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
D
College Value Score
40/100
Wheeling University
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 A-
$57,949
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,503
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
26.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,125
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
70.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
53.7%
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
$20,503
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
26.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 26.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Wheeling University 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 Wheeling University 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.
Wheeling University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$57,949 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 | Wheeling University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $57,949 | #913 of 5103 | 82nd |
| Average net price | $20,503 | #3184 of 5020 | 37th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 26.6% | #4467 of 4858 | 8th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 589 | #2698 of 5462 | 51st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
589
Undergraduate enrollment
63.2%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
26.6%
150%-time completion
$57,949
10-yr median earnings
53.7%
First-year retention
How Wheeling University 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 | Wheeling University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $57,949 | #2 of 59 | 97th |
| Average net price | $20,503 | #56 of 61 | 8th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 26.6% | #52 of 56 | 7th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 589 | #28 of 64 | 56th |
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 UniversityThis school | $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 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 63.2% |
| ACT Average | 20 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Wheeling University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$17,739 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,718 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$19,913 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$22,824 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Wheeling University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $29,875 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $29,875 |
| Average Net Price | $20,503 |
31.6%
Pell Grant Rate
60.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,125
Median Debt
$266/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Wheeling University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $16,648 to $30,815 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -0.5%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$16,648
Highest year
$30,815
Most recent (2023)
$19,040
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $19,1372023 · $19,040
Over the same years, enrollment went -50.2% (1,139 → 567 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
53.2%
Female
36.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
53.7%
Retention Rate
$48,482
Median Earnings (6yr)
70.3%
Earning Over $25K
70.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 26.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 53.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $48,482 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $57,949 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 70.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 70.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,125 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $266/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 5 | 60 | $56,172 | $66,949 | $26,732 |
| Master's | 2 | 26 | $69,467 | $69,467 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's | 3 | $69,467 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's | 38 | $66,949 | $26,732 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 5 | $45,395 | - |
| Education, General | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 12 | - | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's | 23 | - | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Wheeling University? ▼
Wheeling University is a private nonprofit institution in Wheeling, West Virginia. The acceptance rate is 63.2%. Undergraduate enrollment is 589 students.
How much do Wheeling University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Wheeling University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $57,949 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $48,482.
How much does Wheeling University cost? ▼
The average net price at Wheeling University is $20,503. In-state tuition is $29,875 and out-of-state tuition is $29,875. Median student debt at graduation is $25,125.
What is the graduation rate at Wheeling University? ▼
Wheeling University has a 26.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 53.7%.
Is Wheeling University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Wheeling University is $25,125, while former students earn a median of $57,949 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 43% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 70.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $266.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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