For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of West Virginia colleges is 86.92%, 43,733 accepted out of 50,316 applicants.
For West Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 960 (1.95%) compared to last year, from 49,356 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 349, which is less than -3.38% last year.
West Virginia colleges' acceptance rate increased by 1.19% compared to last year, which means easier to get into West Virginia colleges. The yield decreased by 1.59%.
Among West Virginia colleges, West Virginia University Institute of Technology has the lowest acceptance rate of 36.68% with 533 accepted students out of 1,453 applicants. West Virginia University has the most number of applicants of 18,729 and West Virginia University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,129.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for West Virginia Colleges
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in West Virginia. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.