For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of West Virginia colleges is 85.76%, 43,075 accepted out of 50,226 applicants.

For West Virginia college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 5,185 (11.51%) compared to last year, from 45,041 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 287, which is more than 2.76% last year.

West Virginia colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.84% compared to last year, which means harder to get into West Virginia colleges. The yield decreased by 1.55%.

Among West Virginia colleges, Monongalia County Technical Education Center has the lowest acceptance rate of 50.00% with 31 accepted students out of 62 applicants. West Virginia University has the most number of applicants of 19,857 and West Virginia University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,440.

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for West Virginia Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Monongalia County Technical Education Center62
22
31
-1
30
8
50.00%
-30.00%
96.77%
28.02%
Davis & Elkins College929
-29
539
-182
237
57
58.02%
-17.24%
43.97%
19.00%
Bethany College2,435
-216
1,461
-260
234
58
60.00%
-4.92%
16.02%
5.79%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology1,005
175
613
77
307
9
61.00%
-3.58%
50.08%
-5.52%
University of Charleston1,635
64
1,063
-1
255
-11
65.02%
-2.71%
23.99%
-1.01%
West Liberty University2,077
371
1,495
231
419
-12
71.98%
-2.11%
28.03%
-6.07%
Wheeling University2,103
527
1,577
432
173
28
74.99%
2.34%
10.97%
-1.69%
Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing6
6
5
5
5
5
83.33%100.00%
West Virginia University19,857
1,651
17,077
986
4,440
-131
86.00%
-2.38%
26.00%
-2.41%
Bluefield State University720
-93
626
-164
213
-51
86.94%
-10.23%
34.03%
0.61%
Concord University2,376
646
2,138
557
449
79
89.98%
-1.41%
21.00%
-2.40%
West Virginia Wesleyan College1,413
-68
1,342
-85
309
34
94.98%
-1.37%
23.03%
3.76%
Shepherd University1,793
103
1,721
101
568
15
95.98%
0.12%
33.00%
-1.14%
West Virginia State University4,465
1,690
4,286
1,617
300
-31
95.99%
-0.19%
7.00%
-5.40%
Marshall University6,499
143
6,239
81
1,747
193
96.00%
-0.88%
28.00%
2.76%
Appalachian Bible College70
30
69
29
53
19
98.57%
-1.43%
76.81%
-8.19%
Fairmont State University1,979
53
1,959
62
666
-35
98.99%
0.50%
34.00%
-2.95%
Mingo Extended Learning Center3
-14
3
-12
3
-8
100.00%
11.76%
100.00%
26.67%
Martinsburg College870
138
870
138
305
66
100.00%35.06%
2.41%