- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WVTown: remoteZIP 26201Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wvwc.edu
- Member of
- ACA
West VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
West Virginia Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit college in Buckhannon, West Virginia, with 954 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 50% within six years and costs $17,980 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention67%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans62%
$17,980net price / year
93%admission rate
1052average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$55,361median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,837median debt
#1,010 of 1,704 for earnings#714 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,052 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,306 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $51,054tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,416
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,416
- Average net price
- $17,980national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,161
$30,001–48,000$14,812
$48,001–75,000$14,759
$75,001–110,000$19,605
$110,001+$24,805
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1052
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 472–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,611
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,361middle 50%: $35,543–$80,578
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,837
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,578
Median, West Virginia Wesleyan College$55,361
Lower quarter$35,543
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 954
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,450 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,030
- Endowment, end of year
- $88,139,677
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic5.6%
Black13%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown0.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Health professions17%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.5%
Physical sciences7.5%
Psychology7.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.0%
Computer & information sciences6.4%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR | $17,192 | 48% | $44,113 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237969. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12010547.