Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for West Virginia Colleges

There are 29 active four-years colleges and universities in West Virginia - 13 public and 16 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in West Virginia is 82.30% - 42,205 students accepted out of total 49,356.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 60.37% to 82.30%. The West Virginia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.39% and the yield is lower than 43.34%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.04% where the current academic year rate is 82.30% at West Virginia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 72.24% and women students' rate is 74.06%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at West Virginia Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	60.37%	60.20%	60.82%
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%
2023-24	82.30% -1.54%	80.89% -0.26%	84.07% -0.26%
Average	73.04%	72.24%	74.06%

West Virginia Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 33.27% where the current academic year yield is 30.39%. 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 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.34%	45.71%	41.01%
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%
2023-24	30.39% 0.45%	32.96% 0.32%	28.40% 0.32%
Average	33.27%	35.89%	31.23%

West Virginia Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 48,699, the average number of admitted is 37,660, and the average number of enrolled students is 11,391 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to West Virginia Colleges increased by 7.29% (3,354 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at West Virginia Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	47,760	32,627	12,814
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
2023-24	49,356 3,354	42,205 30	10,370 30
Average	48,699	37,660	11,391

West Virginia Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

West Virginia University Public, four-years | Morgantown
Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Shepherd University Public, four-years | Shepherdstown
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Public, four-years | Beckley
West Virginia State University Public, four-years | Institute
Concord University Public, four-years | Athens
Salem University Private, four-years | Salem
Davis & Elkins College Private, four-years | Elkins
American Public University System Private, four-years | Charles Town
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport Private, 2-4 years | Bridgeport

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Graduate

Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
West Virginia State University Public, four-years | Institute
West Liberty University Public, four-years | West Liberty
Martinsburg College Private, four-years | Martinsburg
University of Charleston Private, four-years | Charleston
Salem University Private, four-years | Salem
Appalachian Bible College Private, four-years | Mount Hope
Concord University Public, four-years | Athens
Fairmont State University Public, four-years | Fairmont
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Public, four-years | Lewisburg

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Online Schools

Marshall University Public, four-years | Huntington
Mountwest Community and Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Huntington
Huntington Junior College Private, 2-4 years | Huntington
Salem University Private, four-years | Salem
Appalachian Bible College Private, four-years | Mount Hope
University of Charleston Private, four-years | Charleston
Fairmont State University Public, four-years | Fairmont
Wheeling University Private, four-years | Wheeling
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Martinsburg
West Virginia Wesleyan College Private, four-years | Buckhannon

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Trade Schools

Charleston School of Beauty Culture Private, 2-4 years | Charleston
Valley College-Beckley Private, 2-4 years | Beckley
Huntington School of Beauty Culture Private, 2-4 years | Huntington
American Public University System Private, four-years | Charles Town
Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Private, 2-4 years | Clarksburg
Putnam Career and Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Eleanor
Roane-Jackson Technical Center Public, 2-4 years | Leroy
Carver Career Center Public, 2-4 years | Charleston
B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Private, Less than 2-years | Glen Dale
Martinsburg College Private, four-years | Martinsburg

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