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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
$18,148904th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$33,4941,434th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$33,4941,373rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$47,3741,402nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,593991st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,6721,048th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.5%1,174th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.4%1,316th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.0%1,400th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1045853rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9091,409th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.4%818th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,995$55,512
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,136$32,569
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$32,569—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to West Virginia Wesleyan College’s 909 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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