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 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 $22,998 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,027 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 6 | 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 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 |
| 4 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 |
| 5 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 |
| 6 1 | Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year | 92.56% 2.91% | 18.24% | 950 | $22,000 ($10,664) | 1,943 | 39.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 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 |
| 8 1 | Wheeling University Wheeling, WVPrivate, 4-year | 63.16% 12.02% | 10.19% | - | $29,875 | 774 | 23.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Charleston Charleston, WVPrivate, 4-year | 61.52% 3.01% | 16.80% | - | $22,617 | 3,062 | 46.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 - | Bethany College Bethany, WVPrivate, 4-year | 58.79% 1.70% | 27.28% | - | $36,102 | 640 | 47.00% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 84.94% | 22.79% | 1,004 | $22,998 ($9,451) | 5,421 | 46.50% | 15 to 1 |