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Wheeling University is a private regional university located in Wheeling, West Virginia. Wheeling University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Wheeling University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,132 10 years after enrolling, 1st in West Virginia, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Wheeling University bachelor students earn 16% less than the national average. Wheeling University is ranked 6th in West Virginia.
Wheeling University’s median net annual cost of $30,815 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 4 programs at Wheeling University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Education, General, Accounting - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$30,815
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.
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 2 graduate programs at Wheeling University - Registered Nursing, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 75% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Wheeling University is 27% higher than the state average, and 18% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Wheeling University, Pell Grant recipients represent 43% of the measured graduating class, 8% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Wheeling University graduates within 4.4 years.
Wheeling University is in the top 10% 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.
Wheeling University’s economic mobility score of 4.36 is calculated by adjusting the 11.17 economic score of lower-income students by the 43% pell grant recipients within the student body. Wheeling University’s EMS of 4.36 ranks in the bottom 5% 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).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Wheeling University pays $30,815 a year, $12,185 less than the $43,000 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 $30,815
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Wheeling University, 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 $30,815 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 93% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,524. This is 39% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,788
Pell grants
$4,591
State grants
$3,965
Institutional grants
$9,728
Wheeling University offers 16 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Wheeling University offers 6 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
22
Hybrid programs
16
Percentage of programs online
88%
Wheeling University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 78% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,277 applicants, of which 997 were admitted and 151 enrolled. Wheeling University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
53%
59%
First time
80%
59%
In-state
9%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
55%
52%
Black
24%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%