Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for West Virginia Colleges

There are 27 active four-years colleges and universities in West Virginia - 13 public and 14 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in West Virginia is 83.84% - 39,765 students accepted out of total 46,002.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 59.61% to 83.84%. The West Virginia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.95% and the yield is lower than 45.72%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.98% where the current academic year rate is 83.84% at West Virginia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.30% and women students' rate is 71.86%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at West Virginia Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	59.61%	59.49%	59.94%
2013-14	60.37% 0.75%	60.20% 0.89%	60.82% 0.89%
2014-15	64.94% 4.57%	64.23% 4.62%	65.45% 4.62%
2015-16	69.87% 4.93%	70.74% 7.17%	72.62% 7.17%
2016-17	70.62% 0.75%	69.16% -0.71%	71.90% -0.71%
2017-18	68.59% -2.03%	67.97% -2.84%	69.07% -2.84%
2018-19	71.84% 3.24%	70.66% 3.52%	72.59% 3.52%
2019-20	71.61% -0.23%	70.49% -0.19%	72.39% -0.19%
2020-21	77.64% 6.03%	76.41% 6.50%	78.89% 6.50%
2021-22	81.87% 4.23%	80.97% 3.62%	82.51% 3.62%
2022-23	83.84% 1.97%	82.95% 1.82%	84.33% 1.82%
Average	70.98%	70.30%	71.86%

West Virginia Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 34.66% where the current academic year yield is 29.95%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at West Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45.72%	48.10%	43.30%
2013-14	43.34% -2.38%	45.71% -2.29%	41.01% -2.29%
2014-15	42.43% -0.91%	45.53% -1.33%	39.68% -1.33%
2015-16	36.58% -5.86%	38.99% -5.24%	34.43% -5.24%
2016-17	32.30% -4.27%	35.76% -4.79%	29.64% -4.79%
2017-18	33.04% 0.74%	36.60% 0.54%	30.18% 0.54%
2018-19	31.16% -1.88%	35.19% -2.04%	28.14% -2.04%
2019-20	30.26% -0.90%	31.31% 1.16%	29.30% 1.16%
2020-21	27.90% -2.36%	28.93% -1.62%	27.68% -1.62%
2021-22	28.59% 0.70%	30.66% -0.68%	27.00% -0.68%
2022-23	29.95% 1.35%	33.17% 1.08%	28.08% 1.08%
Average	34.66%	37.27%	32.58%

West Virginia Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 48,456, the average number of admitted is 36,757, and the average number of enrolled students is 11,608 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to West Virginia Colleges increased by 4.09% (1,807 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at West Virginia Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	46,683	32,267	12,755
2013-14	47,760 1,077	32,627 59	12,814 59
2014-15	43,293 -4,467	31,157 -569	12,245 -569
2015-16	45,969 2,676	34,767 -184	12,061 -184
2016-17	55,796 9,827	40,929 324	12,385 324
2017-18	55,142 -654	38,898 -337	12,048 -337
2018-19	49,567 -5,575	37,454 -754	11,294 -754
2019-20	50,666 1,099	38,718 -149	11,145 -149
2020-21	47,944 -2,722	38,971 -613	10,532 -613
2021-22	44,195 -3,749	38,773 -465	10,067 -465
2022-23	46,002 1,807	39,765 273	10,340 273
Average	48,456	36,757	11,608

West Virginia Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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West Virginia University Public, four-years | Morgantown
Glenville State University Public, four-years | Glenville
Wood County School of Practical Nursing Public, Less than 2-years | Parkersburg
James Rumsey Technical Institute Public, Less than 2-years | Martinsburg
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Keyser
Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Valley College-Martinsburg Private, four-years | Martinsburg
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Graduate

West Virginia University Public, four-years | Morgantown
Glenville State University Public, four-years | Glenville
Wood County School of Practical Nursing Public, Less than 2-years | Parkersburg
James Rumsey Technical Institute Public, Less than 2-years | Martinsburg
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Keyser
Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Valley College-Martinsburg Private, four-years | Martinsburg
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West Virginia University Public, four-years | Morgantown
Glenville State University Public, four-years | Glenville
Wood County School of Practical Nursing Public, Less than 2-years | Parkersburg
James Rumsey Technical Institute Public, Less than 2-years | Martinsburg
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Keyser
Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Valley College-Martinsburg Private, four-years | Martinsburg
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center Private, 2-4 years | Waverly
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Technical Colleges

West Virginia University Public, four-years | Morgantown
Glenville State University Public, four-years | Glenville
Wood County School of Practical Nursing Public, Less than 2-years | Parkersburg
James Rumsey Technical Institute Public, Less than 2-years | Martinsburg
Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Keyser
Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Valley College-Martinsburg Private, four-years | Martinsburg
Meredith Manor International Equestrian Center Private, 2-4 years | Waverly
Fayette Institute of Technology Public, Less than 2-years | Oak Hill
Morgantown Beauty College Inc Private, 2-4 years | Morgantown

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