Wheeling University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Wheeling University

Wheeling University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Wheeling, West Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 589 students of which 648 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Wheeling University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 63.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,503, with published in-state tuition of $29,875 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,125, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 26.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 53.7%. Graduates earn a median of $57,949 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,482 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 58200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.