West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV · Private · Town (remote) · WVWC
Private institution in Buckhannon, WV · 909 undergraduates · 95% acceptance rate · $51,593 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $18,148906th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,4941,447th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,4941,386th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,3741,413th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,593995th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,6721,051st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.5%1,186th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.4%1,324th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 95.0%1,412th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1045855th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9091,411th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.4%828th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 148 mi (IAD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 51 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,995 | $55,512 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $38,136 | $32,569 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,359,170 (M $1,270,440 · W $1,038,480 · Coed $50,250)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewvwc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237969)
- 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: West Virginia Wesleyan College vs Salem UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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