Colleges in West Virginia
68 degree-granting institutions in West Virginia (WV). Median net price $10,192. Median graduation rate 61.4%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$10,192
Median grad rate
61.4%
Median admission rate
89%
Median size
187
Most affordable colleges in West Virginia
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in West Virginia
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in West Virginia with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $9,988 | 81.5% | Not available | 168 | Complete | |
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $9,597 | 57.2% | Not available | 40,074 | Complete | |
| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $11,579 | 71.0% | 78% | 193 | Complete | |
| B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Glen Dale, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, <2-year | $15,661 | 100.0% | 63% | 17 | Complete | |
| Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $3,382 | 86.4% | Not available | 78 | Complete | |
| Bethany College Bethany, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,605 | 46.8% | 59% | 614 | Complete | |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $4,641 | 32.3% | Not available | 1,661 | Complete | |
| Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $13,684 | 37.0% | 97% | 1,042 | Complete | |
| Boone Career and Technical Center Foster, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | Not available | 94.7% | Not available | 59 | Partial | |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $4,565 | 34.2% | Not available | 1,854 | Complete | |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $3,657 | 64.1% | Not available | 51 | Complete | |
| Carver Career Center Charleston, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $6,941 | 92.2% | Not available | 169 | Complete | |
| Catholic International University Charles Town, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,176 | 100.0% | Not available | 116 | Partial | |
| Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $11,638 | 70.3% | Not available | 46 | Complete | |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $10,627 | 73.3% | Not available | 47 | Complete | |
| Concord University Athens, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $9,966 | 39.0% | 93% | 1,504 | Complete | |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,273 | 39.3% | 94% | 661 | Complete | |
| Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $8,095 | 41.7% | Not available | 225 | Complete | |
| Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $9,032 | 44.3% | 99% | 2,590 | Complete | |
| Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $4,132 | 91.7% | Not available | 32 | Complete | |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $2,129 | 98.3% | Not available | 109 | Complete | |
| Future Generations University Franklin, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Glenville State University Glenville, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $14,006 | 33.9% | Not available | 1,096 | Complete | |
| Huntington Junior College Huntington, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $9,422 | 25.0% | Not available | 181 | Complete | |
| Huntington School of Beauty Culture Huntington, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $10,768 | 100.0% | Not available | 111 | Complete | |
| International Beauty School 4 Martinsburg, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $14,581 | 82.8% | Not available | 86 | Complete | |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $8,477 | 76.7% | Not available | 99 | Complete | |
| John D Rockefeller IV Career Center New Cumberland, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $19,229 | 100.0% | Not available | 20 | Complete | |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $7,502 | 51.2% | 96% | 7,266 | Complete | |
| Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $11,956 | 60.4% | 100% | 2,491 | Partial | |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $2,225 | 79.2% | 82% | 120 | Complete | |
| Mineral County Vocational Technical Center Keyser, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $2,914 | 57.9% | Not available | 14 | Complete | |
| Mingo Extended Learning Center Delbarton, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $3,290 | 60.0% | 100% | 9 | Partial | |
| Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $5,132 | 68.0% | 58% | 43 | Complete | |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc Morgantown, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $12,823 | 72.2% | Not available | 68 | Complete | |
| Mountain State School of Massage Charleston, WV | WV | Private for-profit, <2-year | $25,354 | 100.0% | Not available | 32 | Complete | |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $8,083 | 19.1% | Not available | 1,160 | Complete | |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $3,599 | 36.0% | Not available | 770 | Complete | |
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $8,325 | 42.1% | Not available | 959 | Complete | |
| Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $9,197 | 31.0% | 85% | 853 | Complete | |
| Putnam Career and Technical Center Eleanor, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $1,975 | 84.2% | Not available | 27 | Complete | |
| Ralph R Willis Career and Technical Center Stollings, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $-767 | 85.7% | Not available | 18 | Complete | |
| Randolph Technical Center Elkins, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $10,062 | 84.6% | Not available | 15 | Complete | |
| Roane-Jackson Technical Center Leroy, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $5,879 | 90.9% | Not available | 28 | Complete | |
| Ross College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV | WV | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,989 | 69.0% | Not available | 30 | Complete | |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston Charleston, WV | WV | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,821 | 68.0% | Not available | 65 | Complete | |
| Salem University Salem, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $12,303 | 19.9% | Not available | 892 | Complete | |
| Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $11,363 | 51.0% | 97% | 2,344 | Complete | |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $10,321 | 28.8% | Not available | 1,064 | Complete | |
| Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $16,943 | 0.0% | Not available | 234 | Complete | |
| United Technical Center Clarksburg, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $3,461 | 100.0% | 80% | 10 | Complete | |
| University of Charleston Charleston, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,107 | 45.6% | 62% | 2,259 | Complete | |
| Valley College-Beckley Beckley, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $25,149 | 62.5% | Not available | 165 | Complete | |
| Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $25,751 | 66.4% | Not available | 765 | Complete | |
| West Liberty University West Liberty, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $15,366 | 59.5% | 97% | 1,511 | Complete | |
| West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Bridgeport, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $15,365 | 51.7% | Not available | 146 | Complete | |
| West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 2-year | $12,887 | 59.5% | Not available | 394 | Complete | |
| West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV | WV | Private for-profit, 4-year | $15,520 | 71.1% | Not available | 673 | Complete | |
| West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling, WV | WV | Public, 2-year | $5,329 | 33.3% | Not available | 1,014 | Complete | |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| West Virginia State University Institute, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $11,139 | 39.2% | 96% | 1,321 | Complete | |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $15,634 | 64.7% | 89% | 17,385 | Complete | |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $1,807 | 9.1% | Not available | 1,868 | Complete | |
| West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition Morgantown, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 93.3% | Not available | 62 | Partial | |
| West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV | WV | Public, 4-year | $9,337 | 33.0% | 37% | 981 | Complete | |
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,083 | 57.1% | 93% | 954 | Complete | |
| Wheeling University Wheeling, WV | WV | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,503 | 23.3% | 63% | 589 | Complete | |
| Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV | WV | Public, <2-year | $2,248 | 100.0% | 75% | 31 | Complete |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in West Virginia?
West Virginia has 68 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in West Virginia?
The median net price across West Virginia colleges is $10,192 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which West Virginia colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing (100.0%), Catholic International University (100.0%), Huntington School of Beauty Culture (100.0%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.