Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for West Virginia Colleges

There are 29 active four-years colleges and universities in West Virginia - 13 public and 16 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in West Virginia is 45%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 42% to 45%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 15 to 1 and it decreased by 1 compared to 16 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42%	39%	42%
2014-15	43%	37%	45%
2015-16	41%	39%	43%
2016-17	42%	39%	44%
2017-18	43%	40%	47%
2018-19	43%	39%	46%
2019-20	43%	39%	47%
2020-21	41%	37%	46%
2021-22	44%	40%	47%
2022-23	45%	42%	48%
Average	42.70%	39.10%	45.50%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	22%
2014-15	25%
2015-16	23%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	22%
2018-19	26%
2019-20	22%
2020-21	21%
2021-22	19%
2022-23	21%
Average	22.50%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	62%	58%
2014-15	64%	40%
2015-16	64%	59%
2016-17	64%	48%
2017-18	67%	42%
2018-19	65%	39%
2019-20	64%	54%
2020-21	69%	41%
2021-22	70%	38%
2022-23	70%	45%
Average	65.90%	46.40%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	16:1
2014-15	15:1
2015-16	15:1
2016-17	15:1
2017-18	15:1
2018-19	16:1
2019-20	17:1
2020-21	15:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	15:1
Average	15.30:1

Most Searched West Virginia Colleges (last 30 days)

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
University of Charleston Private, four-years | Charleston
Salem University Private, four-years | Salem
Martinsburg College Private, four-years | Martinsburg
Appalachian Bible College Private, four-years | Mount Hope
Future Generations University Private, four-years | Franklin
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Public, four-years | Lewisburg
Concord University Public, four-years | Athens

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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 State University Public, four-years | Institute

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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
Putnam Career and Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Eleanor
Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Private, 2-4 years | Clarksburg
American Public University System Private, four-years | Charles Town
Fayette Institute of Technology Public, Less than 2-years | Oak Hill
Martinsburg College Private, four-years | Martinsburg
Roane-Jackson Technical Center Public, 2-4 years | Leroy
Carver Career Center Public, 2-4 years | Charleston

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for West Virginia Colleges

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