West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV · Public · Rural (fringe) · WVUP
Public institution in Parkersburg, WV · 1,692 undergraduates · $35,171 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Average net price
- Top 2%Cost of attendance
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 10%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $3,61340th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,420117th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,124209th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $10,64334th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,570214th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,1711,793rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,0761,721st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 30.6%1,765th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6921,042nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.7%1,219th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 218 mi (IAD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 6 of 6 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technology | bachelors | $48,823 | $53,358 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,335 | $32,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $29,374 | $25,967 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $28,203 | $28,860 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1961source
- Athletic nickname: "Riverhawks"source
- Mascot: Ricky the Riverhawksource
- Motto: "Summum Bonum Latin"source
- Formerly known as "Parkersburg Branch of West Virginia University (1961–1966), West Virginia University-Parkersburg Center (1966–1971), Parkersburg Community College" (1971–1989)source
Key links
- Official websitewvup.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237686)
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