Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest West Virginia 4-Years Colleges to Get In is 84.94% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,567 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,255 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year | 98.62% 0.62% | 33.77% | 975 | $18,924 ($8,708) | 3,305 | 44.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 9 | West Liberty University West Liberty, WVPublic, 4-year | 97.27% 25.15% | 31.54% | 1,000 | $17,442 ($8,893) | 2,299 | 60.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 5 | Bluefield State University Bluefield, WVPublic, 4-year | 97.23% 10.01% | 32.78% | 975 | $18,376 ($10,648) | 1,141 | 37.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WVPublic, 4-year | 96.78% 1.13% | 31.70% | 1,025 | $19,082 ($9,056) | 3,339 | 51.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 1 | West Virginia State University Institute, WVPublic, 4-year | 95.96% 0.41% | 5.51% | 930 | $14,990 ($9,570) | 3,246 | 39.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Marshall University Huntington, WVPublic, 4-year | 95.73% 0.73% | 28.06% | 1,040 | $20,342 ($9,162) | 11,958 | 51.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 8 | Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WVPrivate, 4-year | 94.33% 36.10% | 24.81% | - | $31,820 | 661 | 39.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 2 | West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WVPrivate, 4-year | 93.34% 1.71% | 22.62% | 1,034 | $34,090 | 1,055 | 57.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 2 | Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year | 92.56% 2.91% | 18.24% | 950 | $22,000 ($10,664) | 1,943 | 39.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 1 | West Virginia University Morgantown, WVPublic, 4-year | 89.00% 2.74% | 24.77% | 1,110 | $28,608 ($10,104) | 23,643 | 65.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 95.08% | 25.38% | 1,004 | $22,567 ($9,601) | 5,259 | 48.20% | 14 to 1 |