86.44% of Applicants Accepted to West Virginia Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of West Virginia colleges is 86.44% and the admission yield is 26.00%. A total of 46,002 applicants have applied to West Virginiacolleges (four-years) and 39,765 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 10,340 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For West Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 1,807 (4.09%) compared to last year, from 44,195 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 305, which is more than 3.04% last year.

West Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.12% compared to last year, which means harder to get into West Virginia colleges. The yield increased by 0.07%.

Among West Virginia colleges, Alderson Broaddus University has the lowest acceptance rate of 61.49% with 1,041 accepted students out of 1,693 applicants. West Virginia University has the most number of applicants of 18,206 and West Virginia University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,571.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for West Virginia Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in West Virginia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for West Virginia Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Alderson Broaddus University	1,693 -43	1,041 -114	191 -71	61.49% -5.04%	18.35% -4.33%
Appalachian Bible College	40 -51	40 -2	34 7	100.00% 53.85%	85.00% 20.71%
Bethany College	2,651 129	1,721 -134	176 9	64.92% -8.63%	10.23% 1.23%
Bluefield State University	813 -206	790 -197	264 -82	97.17% 0.31%	33.42% -1.64%
University of Charleston	1,571 -413	1,064 -319	266 20	67.73% -1.98%	25.00% 7.21%
Concord University	1,730 -9	1,581 -82	370 -25	91.39% -4.24%	23.40% -0.35%
Davis & Elkins College	958 145	721 90	180 10	75.26% -2.35%	24.97% -1.97%
Fairmont State University	1,926 159	1,897 152	701 46	98.49% -0.27%	36.95% -0.59%
Marshall University	6,356 754	6,158 679	1,554 -42	96.88% -0.92%	25.24% -3.89%
Monongalia County Technical Education Center	40 7	32	22 -3	80.00% -16.97%	68.75% -9.38%
Shepherd University	1,690 352	1,620 330	553 134	95.86% -0.55%	34.14% 1.66%
West Virginia State University	2,775 -184	2,669 -188	331 26	96.18% -0.37%	12.40% 1.72%
West Liberty University	1,706 100	1,264 78	431 53	74.09% 0.24%	34.10% 2.23%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	830 -72	536 -63	298 -5	64.58% -1.83%	55.60% 5.02%
West Virginia Wesleyan College	1,481 -285	1,427 -64	275 -27	96.35% 11.92%	19.27% -0.98%
West Virginia University	18,206 1,132	16,091 755	4,571 258	88.38% -1.44%	28.41% 0.29%
Wheeling University	1,576 299	1,145 148	145 -6	72.65% -5.42%	12.66% -2.49%
Wood County School of Practical Nursing	-	-	-	-	-
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center	-	-	-	-	-
United Technical Center	41 33	33 25	33 29	80.49% -19.51%	100.00% 50.00%
Mingo Extended Learning Center	17 13	15 12	11 8	88.24% 13.24%	73.33% -26.67%
Martinsburg College	732 16	732 16	239 -14	100.00%	32.65% -2.69%

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