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West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private regional college located in Buckhannon, West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at West Virginia Wesleyan College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $46,444 10 years after enrolling, 6th in West Virginia, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, West Virginia Wesleyan College bachelor students earn 22% less than the national average. West Virginia Wesleyan College is ranked 5th in West Virginia.
West Virginia Wesleyan College’s median net annual cost of $21,113 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Criminal Justice, Registered Nursing, Business and Commerce, Education, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$21,113
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at West Virginia Wesleyan College - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 54% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at West Virginia Wesleyan College is 6% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At West Virginia Wesleyan College, Pell Grant recipients represent 38% of the measured graduating class, 3% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at West Virginia Wesleyan College graduates within 4.4 years.
West Virginia Wesleyan College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
West Virginia Wesleyan College’s economic mobility score of 12.56 is calculated by adjusting the 5.13 economic score of lower-income students by the 38% pell grant recipients within the student body. West Virginia Wesleyan College’s EMS of 12.56 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at West Virginia Wesleyan College pays $21,113 a year, $25,780 less than the $46,893 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $21,113
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At West Virginia Wesleyan College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $21,113 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 97% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,528. This is 43% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,882
Pell grants
$4,931
State grants
$6,059
Institutional grants
$21,533
West Virginia Wesleyan College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 84% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,766 applicants, of which 1,491 were admitted and 302 enrolled. West Virginia Wesleyan College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
57%
59%
First time
90%
59%
In-state
45%
68%
1st generation
30%
35%
White
73%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%