West Virginia 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 10 West Virginia colleges that have competitive admission is 83.49% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.16%. The acceptance rate at 3 West Virginia colleges increased and the rate of 7 colleges decreased.

Davis & Elkins College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 58.02%. Bethany College (60.00%) and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (61.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest West Virginia 4-Years Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Davis & Elkins College ranked 1st, up 5 places from 6th last year. Bethany College ranked 2nd, up 0 places from 2nd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $25,277 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,002 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest West Virginia 4-Years Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
5
Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WVPrivate, 4-year 58.02%
17.24%
43.97%985$31,27065048.00%10 to 1
2
-
Bethany College Bethany, WVPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
4.92%
16.02%-$34,12662342.00%12 to 1
3
2
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WVPublic, 4-year 61.00%
3.58%
50.08%1,025$20,160
($8,064)
1,48133.00%12 to 1
4
1
University of Charleston Charleston, WVPrivate, 4-year 65.02%
2.71%
23.99%-$21,6103,05941.00%16 to 1
5
-
West Liberty University West Liberty, WVPublic, 4-year 71.98%
2.11%
28.03%1,010$17,116
($8,732)
2,31561.00%12 to 1
6
2
Wheeling University Wheeling, WVPrivate, 4-year 74.99%
2.34%
10.97%-$29,47574970.00%9 to 1
7
-
West Virginia University Morgantown, WVPublic, 4-year 86.00%
2.38%
26.00%1,120$27,360
($9,648)
24,74162.00%17 to 1
8
5
Bluefield State University Bluefield, WVPublic, 4-year 86.94%
10.23%
34.03%975$17,560
($10,240)
1,30635.00%14 to 1
9
1
Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year 89.98%
1.41%
21.00%950$20,600
($9,700)
1,74840.00%15 to 1
10
1
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WVPrivate, 4-year 94.98%
1.37%
23.03%1,020$33,49495153.00%11 to 1
Average74.89%27.71%1,012$25,277
($9,277)
3,76248.50%13 to 1