There are 68 colleges in West Virginia - 40 public and 28 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the West Virginia colleges is $8,797 for state residents and $18,513 for out-of-state students.

41 West Virginia cities have at least one college and, of them, Morgantown has the most of 6 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 24,521 students. Charleston and Huntington also has a number of colleges of 5 and 5 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the West Virginia colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

68 West Virginia Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Morgantown 6312 $16,469
($10,104)		 $29,538
($11,412)		 24,521 19,082 5,439 17 to 1
Charleston 5122 $22,617 $17,729 3,374 2,660 714 16 to 1
Huntington 5131 $20,342
($9,162)		 $22,192
($9,510)		 13,822 11,010 2,812 15 to 1
Martinsburg 4121 $15,995 - 5,153 5,153 - 17 to 1
Parkersburg 3111 $9,424
($5,476)		 - 2,779 2,779 - 13 to 1
Beckley 3111 $21,072
($8,424)		 - 1,611 1,611 - 15 to 1
Clarksburg 2-11 - - 57 57 - 8 to 1
Elkins 21-1 $31,820 - 676 676 - 9 to 1
Wheeling 211- $29,875 $6,260 2,299 2,144 155 13 to 1
Buckhannon 211- $34,090 $11,016 1,164 1,080 84 17 to 1
Keyser 21-1 $13,200
($5,280)		 - 1,091 1,091 - 9 to 1
Fairmont 211- $18,924
($8,708)		 $21,486
($10,036)		 5,243 5,026 217 18 to 1
Charles Town 22-- $9,240 $7,818 50,945 41,745 9,200 14 to 1
Princeton 1-1- - - 120 120 - 11 to 1
Eleanor 1--1 - - 27 27 - 7 to 1
Lewisburg 11-- $12,000 $32,700
($12,700)		 835 - 835 -
Delbarton 1--1 - - 9 9 - 3 to 1
Mount Hope 11-- $18,760 $9,540 223 220 3 7 to 1
Bridgeport 1-1- - - 146 146 - 10 to 1
West Liberty 11-- $17,442
($8,893)		 $15,000
($12,236)		 2,299 1,934 365 12 to 1
Dunbar 1--1 - - 78 78 - 12 to 1
Beaver 1-1- - - 1,571 1,571 - 16 to 1
Glenville 11-- $11,354
($9,578)		 $8,958
($8,958)		 1,765 1,685 80 13 to 1
Bluefield 11-- $18,376
($10,648)		 $19,384
($11,656)		 1,141 1,117 24 13 to 1
Shepherdstown 11-- $19,082
($9,056)		 $13,316
($9,410)		 3,339 3,032 307 17 to 1
Scott Depot 11-- $13,920 $15,135 252 234 18 47 to 1
Stollings 1--1 - - 18 18 - 6 to 1
Oak Hill 1--1 - - 32 32 - 10 to 1
South Charleston 1-1- - - 1,927 1,927 - 12 to 1
Moorefield 1-1- - - 465 465 - 9 to 1
Athens 11-- $22,000
($10,664)		 $11,370
($11,370)		 1,943 1,609 334 16 to 1
Institute 11-- $14,990
($9,570)		 $20,990
($9,590)		 3,246 3,110 136 13 to 1
Foster 1-1- - - 59 59 - 6 to 1
Glen Dale 1--1 - - 17 17 - 6 to 1
New Cumberland 1--1 - - 20 20 - 7 to 1
Cross Lanes 1-1- - - 394 394 - 25 to 1
Bethany 11-- $36,102 $12,390 640 615 25 12 to 1
Salem 11-- $12,070 $12,070 1,083 892 191 19 to 1
Leroy 1-1- - - 28 28 - 7 to 1
Logan 1-1- - - 1,482 1,482 - 18 to 1
Franklin 11-- - $12,800 48 - 48 -