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Colleges in West Virginia

Every college in West Virginia that reports to the federal government: 50 schools, 26 of them public. For each one, what a year actually costs after grant aid, the share of applicants admitted, the share of students who finish, and what graduates earn ten years after starting. All of it from public federal data, none of it ranked by us.

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Four-year colleges in West Virginia

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Charles TownPrivate (for-profit)$11,116not reported60%$41,320
Mount HopePrivate$12,19078%68%$42,377
BethanyPrivate$22,12959%48%$49,672
BluefieldPublic$11,13097%34%$45,981
Charles TownPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
AthensPublic$9,48493%41%$45,054
ElkinsPrivate$18,81094%44%$45,563
FairmontPublic$10,06099%55%$49,370
FranklinPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
GlenvillePublic$10,748not reported29%$44,924
HuntingtonPublic$7,34196%53%$49,444
MartinsburgPrivate (for-profit)$5,853100%52%not reported
KeyserPublic$13,967not reported36%$62,910
SalemPrivate (for-profit)$12,107not reported24%$42,194
ShepherdstownPublic$7,94097%50%$54,833
Scott DepotPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reportednot reported$44,016
CharlestonPrivate$23,79362%47%$56,207
MartinsburgPrivate (for-profit)$23,639not reported43%$38,445
West LibertyPublic$8,98897%52%$49,503
MorgantownPrivate (for-profit)$15,685not reported77%$37,336
LewisburgPublicnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
InstitutePublic$13,62496%36%$43,742
MorgantownPublic$18,02089%66%$62,910
MorgantownPrivatenot reportednot reportednot reported$80,899
BeckleyPublic$14,94237%30%$62,910
ParkersburgPublicnot reportednot reported34%$38,665
BuckhannonPrivate$17,98093%50%$55,361
WheelingPrivate$11,35063%36%$64,655

Two-year colleges in West Virginia

Community and technical colleges, where the main award is a two-year associate degree. Read the graduation figure here differently: it counts only students who finish at the school they started, so a student who transfers to a four-year college counts as not graduating even though transferring on is usually the entire point.

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MartinsburgPublic$4,899not reported30%$42,127
FosterPublicnot reportednot reported100%not reported
South CharlestonPublic$5,757not reported29%$42,493
CharlestonPublic$7,460not reported91%$39,091
CharlestonPrivate (for-profit)$9,871not reported65%$23,535
ClarksburgPrivate (for-profit)$8,075not reported44%$24,012
MoorefieldPublic$4,544not reported44%$33,951
BuckhannonPublic$380not reported98%$43,787
HuntingtonPrivate$11,490not reported15%$25,861
HuntingtonPrivate (for-profit)$17,250not reported95%$19,840
MartinsburgPrivate (for-profit)$14,494not reported88%$22,606
PrincetonPublic$5,395not reported69%$36,613
MorgantownPrivate (for-profit)$12,271not reported83%$29,819
HuntingtonPublic$5,632not reported25%$35,978
BeaverPublic$1,743not reported44%$34,178
FairmontPublic$7,940not reported50%$38,209
LeroyPublic$8,451not reported86%$32,276
LoganPublic$8,503not reported36%$36,802
BeckleyPrivate (for-profit)$19,606not reported44%$30,129
BridgeportPrivate (for-profit)not reportednot reported57%$32,951
Cross LanesPrivate (for-profit)$17,013not reported84%$32,951
WheelingPublic$4,488not reported31%$36,163
How to read these numbers. Net price is the average a student pays per year after grant aid, not the sticker price, and it covers only students receiving federal aid. At a public university it is the in-state figure, so if you live elsewhere your own cost will be higher, often much higher. Admitted is the share of applicants offered a place, and it is blank for open-admission schools that do not turn applicants away. Earnings is median pay ten years after a student entered the school, including those who never finished. Every figure is an average across all income levels, so run the school's own net price calculator before you treat any of it as your price - the College Finder links each school's calculator directly.

Data: IPEDS 2024; SAT from IPEDS admissions 2023; College Scorecard released 11/02/2026; financial composite score for fiscal year 2022-23; endowment from IPEDS finance 2022-23 divided by IPEDS 2023 enrollment. Refreshed 2026-11-08.

Nearby states. In-state tuition makes a state line a price line, so the school just over it can cost your family several times what it costs a resident. Neighboring states: Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

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