West Virginia Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 7 public West Virginia colleges that have competitive admission is 90.70% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.91%. The acceptance rate at 2 public West Virginia colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.

West Liberty University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 71.98%. West Virginia University (86.00%) and Concord University (89.98%) are following it in the list of Tightest West Virginia Public 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.

West Liberty University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. West Virginia University also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,720 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,674 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 Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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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
2
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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
3
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Concord University Athens, WVPublic, 4-year 89.98%
1.41%
21.00%950$20,600
($9,700)
1,74840.00%15 to 1
4
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Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WVPublic, 4-year 95.98%
0.12%
33.00%1,010$19,082
($8,642)
3,23547.00%15 to 1
5
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West Virginia State University Institute, WVPublic, 4-year 95.99%
0.19%
7.00%955$15,219
($9,499)
3,78535.00%16 to 1
6
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Marshall University Huntington, WVPublic, 4-year 96.00%
0.88%
28.00%1,020$20,294
($8,942)
10,69149.00%16 to 1
7
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Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year 98.99%
0.50%
34.00%965$18,372
($8,454)
3,49846.00%13 to 1
Average90.70%25.29%1,004$19,720
($9,088)
7,14548.57%15 to 1