Wheeling University
Wheeling, WV · Private · Small city
Private institution in Wheeling, WV · 567 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $57,949 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
- $19,040995th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $29,4751,337th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,4751,237th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,2651,245th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,1251,368th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,949647th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,482625th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.0%1,736th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.5%1,442nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 75.2%758th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5671,644th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.2%1,460th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 189 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
- Required
- Writing supplement
- Yes
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,756 | $59,999 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,568 | $31,133 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,060 | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $25,967 | $26,353 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $37,568 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Engineering ScienceEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1954source
- Athletic nickname: "Cardinals"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and White and Blacksource
- Mascot: Iggy the Cardinalsource
- Motto: "Luceat Lux Vestra (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 65 acressource
- Formerly known as "Wheeling College" (1954–1987)source
- Formerly known as "Wheeling Jesuit College" (1987–1996)source
- Formerly known as "Wheeling Jesuit University" (1996–2019)source
- Athletic conference: MECsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,540,850 (M $2,938,878 · W $1,601,972)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- 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 websitewheeling.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 238078)
- 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: Wheeling University vs Bethany CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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