West Virginia Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In West Virginia Statistics

There are 77 colleges in West Virginia - 40 public and 37 private schools. The 2020 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,673 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $13,940. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,036 and the average acceptance rate is 83% for West Virginia Best Colleges Comparison.

Next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in West Virginia. You may want to check more statistics and compare all West Virginia colleges at West Virginia Statistics page.

2019-2020 Colleges In West Virginia Statistics
	Top 12 colleges in West Virginia	All colleges in West Virginia
Number of Schools	12 schools (6 public, 6 private)	77 schools (40 public, 37 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$8,373 (in-state) $21,720 (out-of-state)	$5,702 (in-state) $12,673 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$8,630 (in-state) $13,899 (out-of-state)	$8,706 (in-state) $13,940 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$13,463	$7,654
Test Scores	1,048 SAT, 22 ACT	1,036 SAT, 21 ACT
Acceptance Rate	85.90%	83.12%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.60%	37.13%
Population	106,043	139,783
Undergraduate	84,560	116,968
Graduate	21,483	22,815
Graduation Rate	45.83%	56.56%
Transfer-out Rate	12.33%	13.29%
Students to Faculty Ratio	15.75 to 1	14.08 to 1

Top Colleges In West Virginia Comparison

Next table lists the top 12 colleges in West Virginia for academic year 2019-2020. West Virginia University ranked top in the West Virginia Best Colleges Comparison and Shepherd University and West Virginia Wesleyan College follows it. The 2020 average tuition & fees is $21,720 for undergraduate programs $13,899 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in West Virginia is 1,048 and the acceptance rate is 85.90%. The average students to faculty ratio is 15.75 to 1 for top colleges in West Virginia. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2019-2020 Top colleges in West Virginia Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	West Virginia University Request Info Public, 4 yearsMorgantown, WV	$25,320 ($8,976)	$9,852	26,269	90%	1,130 SAT 24 ACT	21 to 1
2	Shepherd University Request Info Public, 4 yearsShepherdstown, WV	$18,224 ($7,784)	$7,100	3,159	96%	1,070 SAT 23 ACT	14 to 1
3	West Virginia Wesleyan College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBuckhannon, WV	$32,612	$24,940	1,066	84%	1,074 SAT 21 ACT	12 to 1
4	Bethany College Request Info Private, 4 yearsBethany, WV	$31,600	$33,067	576	74%	990 SAT 22 ACT	11 to 1
5	West Liberty University Request Info Public, 4 yearsWest Liberty, WV	$16,294 ($8,345)	$8,931	2,481	74%	1,033 SAT 21 ACT	11 to 1
6	Marshall University Request Info Public, 4 yearsHuntington, WV	$19,606 ($8,552)	$8,947	11,958	98%	1,040 SAT 22 ACT	18 to 1
7	Wheeling University Request Info Private, 4 yearsWheeling, WV	$29,290	$23,662	857	78%	1,065 SAT 20 ACT	12 to 1
8	Fairmont State University Request Info Public, 4 yearsFairmont, WV	$17,150 ($7,892)	$7,478	3,848	99%	995 SAT 20 ACT	15 to 1
9	Concord University Request Info Public, 4 yearsAthens, WV	$18,440 ($8,690)	$10,083	1,807	96%	1,010 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
10	University of Charleston Request Info Private, 4 yearsCharleston, WV	$31,350	$18,186	2,967	70%	1,073 SAT 21 ACT	16 to 1
11	American Public University System Request Info Private, 4 yearsCharles Town, WV	$7,360	$1,720	50,047	-	-	23 to 1
12	Salem University Request Info Private, 4 yearsSalem, WV	$13,390	$7,590	1,008	-	-	20 to 1
	Average	$21,720 ($8,373)	$13,463	106,043	85.90%	1,048 SAT	15.75 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.