Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 141 students out of 398 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at West Virginia State University.
By gender, 67 male and 74 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 44.36% (public Master's College and University with smaller programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 398 | 141 | 35.43% |
| Men | 215 | 67 | 31.16% |
| Women | 183 | 74 | 40.44% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at West Virginia State University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 20.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 25.58%
- Hispanic: 14.29%
- White: 41.77%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 25.00%
- Unknown: 50.00%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(3/6) | - | 50.00%(3/6) |
| Asian | 20.00%(2/10) | 25.00%(2/8) | - |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 25.58%(22/86) | 26.53%(13/49) | 24.32%(9/37) |
| Hispanic | 14.29%(2/14) | 11.11%(1/9) | 20.00%(1/5) |
| White | 41.77%(104/249) | 36.84%(49/133) | 47.41%(55/116) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/3) | - | - |
| Two or More Race | 25.00%(7/28) | 13.33%(2/15) | 38.46%(5/13) |
| Unknown | 50.00%(1/2) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At WVSU, the transfer-out rate is 17.09%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 24.06%.
WVSU's retention rate is 61% for full-time students and 50 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 68.85%.