Davis & Elkins College
Elkins, WV · Private · Town (remote) · D&E · D&E College · DEC · Davis and Elkins College
Private institution in Elkins, WV · 681 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $43,411 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,4281,028th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $31,2701,379th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,2701,300th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $44,3221,325th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,4111,440th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,4951,325th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 36.6%1,610th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 58.1%1,645th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.2%373rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 985955th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6811,580th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 40.3%693rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 128 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 49 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,312,495 (M $2,003,361 · W $1,309,134)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitedewv.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237358)
- Compare colleges in WVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in West VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Davis & Elkins College vs Salem UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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