- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- Wheeling University
Wheeling, WVCity: smallZIP 26003Founded 1954
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1954
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wheeling.edu
- Member of
- ACA
West VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wheeling University
Wheeling University is a private nonprofit university in Wheeling, West Virginia, with 589 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 36% within six years and costs $11,350 a year after aid.
36%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention54%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans56%
$11,350net price / year
63%admission rate
—average SAT
36%graduate in 6 years
$64,655median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#578 of 1,704 for earnings#257 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,446 of 1,738 for graduation rate#422 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
- $44,615tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,090
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,090
- Average net price
- $11,350national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,023
$30,001–48,000$11,069
$48,001–75,000$11,441
$75,001–110,000$11,577
$110,001+$12,349
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college36%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 36%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 35%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,975
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,655middle 50%: $44,351–$92,302
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,302
Median, Wheeling University$64,655
Lower quarter$44,351
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
- 589
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,906 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,539
- Endowment, end of year
- $4,601,377
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White49%
Hispanic4.6%
Black22%
Asian0.7%
Two or more races0.7%
U.S. nonresident20%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown2.7%
10 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Health professions30%
Parks, recreation & fitness12%
Education6.3%
Psychology6.3%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
Engineering3.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany College Bethany, WV | $22,129 | 48% | $49,672 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV | $18,810 | 44% | $45,563 |
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| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV | $12,190 | 68% | $42,377 |
| University of Charleston Charleston, WV | $23,793 | 47% | $56,207 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA | $12,180 | 35% | $49,237 |
| Francis Marion University Florence, SC | $10,890 | 38% | $47,527 |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | $10,009 | 37% | $47,125 |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR | $10,910 | 40% | $28,947 |
| Peru State College Peru, NE | $10,005 | 37% | $47,905 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI | $11,233 | 41% | $57,115 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238078. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2566683.