Colleges in West Virginia
This page aggregates every Title IV–eligible college and university with a primary campus in West Virginia, drawing from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS institutional reports, and de-identified IRS earnings linkage for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.
The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in West Virginia as a single denominator — community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.
The most-recent Scorecard release is from September 2024. Tuition figures reflect institutional reports for the 2022–23 academic year and may differ from current-year prices. Earnings data has an inherent lag — the 10-year earnings horizon reflects students who enrolled approximately a decade prior to the data publication, as the IRS-matching process requires time to accumulate post-enrollment income.
Largest Colleges in West Virginia by Enrollment
Highest Earnings 10-Year Median — West Virginia
What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in West Virginia
West Virginia has 67 Title IV-participating postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal directory that captures every college eligible to award federal student aid. The ownership mix is 40 public institutions, 0 private nonprofits, and 0 private for-profit schools — a structural split that drives most of the tuition variation visible in the table below. Public institutions typically report substantially lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits often show higher sticker prices that are partially offset by institutional aid.
Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition across West Virginia institutions is $12,343, and the average admission rate (weighted by institutions that report one) sits at 81.3%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.
Post-graduation outcomes tie cost to return. Graduates of West Virginia colleges earn a mean of $38,019 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal aid applicants through the College Scorecard data file. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts every institution with reported IPEDS enrollment so prospective students can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side rather than relying on third-party rankings.
All Schools in West Virginia
| School Name | City | Type | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 10yr Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Public University System | Charles Town | Private For-Profit | 40,074 | — | $44,409 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown | Public | 17,385 | 89.0% | $55,939 |
| Marshall University | Huntington | Public | 7,266 | 95.7% | $46,354 |
| Fairmont State University | Fairmont | Public | 2,590 | 98.6% | $46,857 |
| Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | Public | 2,344 | 96.8% | $49,358 |
| University of Charleston | Charleston | Private Nonprofit | 2,259 | 61.5% | $55,774 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Public | 1,868 | — | $35,171 |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | Public | 1,854 | — | $36,432 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public | 1,661 | — | $39,293 |
| West Liberty University | West Liberty | Public | 1,511 | 97.3% | $43,296 |
| Concord University | Athens | Public | 1,504 | 92.6% | $42,703 |
| West Virginia State University | Institute | Public | 1,321 | 96.0% | $40,492 |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public | 1,160 | — | $28,951 |
| Glenville State University | Glenville | Public | 1,096 | — | $39,315 |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | Public | 1,064 | — | $32,153 |
| Bluefield State University | Bluefield | Public | 1,042 | 97.2% | $38,217 |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Public | 1,014 | — | $30,162 |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley | Public | 981 | 36.7% | $55,939 |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public | 959 | — | $35,132 |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | Private Nonprofit | 954 | 93.3% | $51,593 |
| Salem University | Salem | Private For-Profit | 892 | — | $34,642 |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University | Keyser | Public | 853 | — | $55,939 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | 770 | — | $29,073 |
| Valley College-Martinsburg | Martinsburg | Private For-Profit | 765 | — | $24,900 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown | Morgantown | Private For-Profit | 673 | — | $31,912 |
| Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Private Nonprofit | 661 | 94.3% | $43,411 |
| Bethany College | Bethany | Private Nonprofit | 614 | 58.8% | $44,512 |
| Wheeling University | Wheeling | Private Nonprofit | 589 | 63.2% | $57,949 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston | Cross Lanes | Private For-Profit | 394 | — | $27,472 |
| Strayer University-West Virginia | Scott Depot | Private For-Profit | 234 | — | $40,092 |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Moorefield | Public | 225 | — | $31,636 |
| Appalachian Bible College | Mount Hope | Private Nonprofit | 193 | 77.8% | $37,467 |
| Huntington Junior College | Huntington | Private Nonprofit | 181 | — | $21,783 |
| Carver Career Center | Charleston | Public | 169 | — | $33,739 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public | 168 | — | $32,756 |
| Valley College-Beckley | Beckley | Private For-Profit | 165 | — | $24,070 |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private For-Profit | 146 | — | $27,472 |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public | 120 | — | $33,511 |
| Catholic International University | Charles Town | Private Nonprofit | 116 | — | — |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture | Huntington | Private For-Profit | 111 | — | $24,794 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public | 109 | — | $43,364 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | Public | 99 | — | $45,133 |
| International Beauty School 4 | Martinsburg | Private For-Profit | 86 | — | $18,906 |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | Public | 78 | — | $37,962 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | Private For-Profit | 68 | — | $22,230 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston | Charleston | Private For-Profit | 65 | — | $30,072 |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition | Morgantown | Private Nonprofit | 62 | — | $69,666 |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | Public | 59 | — | — |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | Public | 51 | — | $33,975 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | Private For-Profit | 47 | — | $16,306 |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture | Charleston | Private For-Profit | 46 | — | $17,827 |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center | Morgantown | Public | 43 | 58.3% | $40,499 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | Public | 32 | — | $41,880 |
| Mountain State School of Massage | Charleston | Private For-Profit | 32 | — | $27,545 |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing | Parkersburg | Public | 31 | 75.0% | $40,547 |
| Ross College-Morgantown | Morgantown | Private For-Profit | 30 | — | $30,481 |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center | Leroy | Public | 28 | — | $33,982 |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center | Eleanor | Public | 27 | — | $36,203 |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center | New Cumberland | Public | 20 | — | $43,264 |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center | Stollings | Public | 18 | — | $51,465 |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing | Glen Dale | Private Nonprofit | 17 | — | — |
| Randolph Technical Center | Elkins | Public | 15 | — | — |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center | Keyser | Public | 14 | — | $46,022 |
| United Technical Center | Clarksburg | Public | 10 | — | $49,130 |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center | Delbarton | Public | 9 | — | — |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | Lewisburg | Public | — | — | — |
| Future Generations University | Franklin | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
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About This Data
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS institutional characteristics files. Enrollment, admissions, and earnings figures are the most recently available. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for students who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants.
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