There are 68 colleges in West Virginia - 40 public and 28 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the West Virginia colleges is $8,797 for state residents and $18,513 for out-of-state students.
41 West Virginia cities have at least one college and, of them, Morgantown has the most of 6 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 24,521 students. Charleston and Huntington also has a number of colleges of 5 and 5 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the West Virginia colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Morgantown | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $16,469 ($10,104) |
$29,538 ($11,412) |
24,521 | 19,082 | 5,439 | 17 to 1 |
| Charleston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $22,617 | $17,729 | 3,374 | 2,660 | 714 | 16 to 1 |
| Huntington | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $20,342 ($9,162) |
$22,192 ($9,510) |
13,822 | 11,010 | 2,812 | 15 to 1 |
| Martinsburg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | $15,995 | - | 5,153 | 5,153 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Parkersburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $9,424 ($5,476) |
- | 2,779 | 2,779 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Beckley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $21,072 ($8,424) |
- | 1,611 | 1,611 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Wheeling | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $29,875 | $6,260 | 2,299 | 2,144 | 155 | 13 to 1 |
| Buckhannon | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $34,090 | $11,016 | 1,164 | 1,080 | 84 | 17 to 1 |
| Keyser | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $13,200 ($5,280) |
- | 1,091 | 1,091 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Fairmont | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $18,924 ($8,708) |
$21,486 ($10,036) |
5,243 | 5,026 | 217 | 18 to 1 |
| Charles Town | 2 | 2 | - | - | $9,240 | $7,818 | 50,945 | 41,745 | 9,200 | 14 to 1 |
| Clarksburg | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 57 | 57 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Elkins | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $31,820 | - | 676 | 676 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Glenville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $11,354 ($9,578) |
$8,958 ($8,958) |
1,765 | 1,685 | 80 | 13 to 1 |
| Scott Depot | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,920 | $15,135 | 252 | 234 | 18 | 47 to 1 |
| Bluefield | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,376 ($10,648) |
$19,384 ($11,656) |
1,141 | 1,117 | 24 | 13 to 1 |
| Shepherdstown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,082 ($9,056) |
$13,316 ($9,410) |
3,339 | 3,032 | 307 | 17 to 1 |
| Oak Hill | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 32 | 32 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Stollings | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 18 | 18 | - | 6 to 1 |
| South Charleston | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,927 | 1,927 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Moorefield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 465 | 465 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Foster | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 59 | 59 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Athens | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,000 ($10,664) |
$11,370 ($11,370) |
1,943 | 1,609 | 334 | 16 to 1 |
| Institute | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,990 ($9,570) |
$20,990 ($9,590) |
3,246 | 3,110 | 136 | 13 to 1 |
| New Cumberland | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Glen Dale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | 17 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Cross Lanes | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 394 | 394 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Bethany | 1 | 1 | - | - | $36,102 | $12,390 | 640 | 615 | 25 | 12 to 1 |
| Salem | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,070 | $12,070 | 1,083 | 892 | 191 | 19 to 1 |
| Leroy | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 28 | 28 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Franklin | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $12,800 | 48 | - | 48 | - |
| Logan | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,482 | 1,482 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Eleanor | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 27 | 27 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Princeton | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 120 | 120 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Delbarton | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 9 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Lewisburg | 1 | 1 | - | - | $12,000 | $32,700 ($12,700) |
835 | - | 835 | - |
| Bridgeport | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 146 | 146 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Mount Hope | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,760 | $9,540 | 223 | 220 | 3 | 7 to 1 |
| West Liberty | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,442 ($8,893) |
$15,000 ($12,236) |
2,299 | 1,934 | 365 | 12 to 1 |
| Beaver | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1,571 | 1,571 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Dunbar | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 78 | 78 | - | 12 to 1 |