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Best Colleges in West Virginia

The strongest colleges and universities in West Virginia, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in West Virginia, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
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Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 Catholic International University Charles Town, WV - $14,176 - See record
2 Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV 78% $11,579 878-1106 See record
3 West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV - $15,520 - See record
4 Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV - $25,751 - See record
5 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 89% $15,634 1010-1220 See record
6 Martinsburg College Martinsburg, WV 100% $11,956 - See record
7 West Liberty University West Liberty, WV 97% $15,366 890-1123 See record
8 American Public University System Charles Town, WV - $9,597 - See record
9 West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV 93% $18,083 892-1160 See record
10 Marshall University Huntington, WV 96% $7,502 910-1150 See record
11 Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV 97% $11,363 878-1140 See record
12 Bethany College Bethany, WV 59% $18,605 - See record
13 University of Charleston Charleston, WV 62% $22,107 - See record
14 Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV 99% $9,032 810-1070 See record
15 Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV 94% $18,273 - See record
16 West Virginia State University Institute, WV 96% $11,139 760-1040 See record
17 Concord University Athens, WV 93% $9,966 830-1090 See record
18 Bluefield State University Bluefield, WV 97% $13,684 870-1080 See record
19 Glenville State University Glenville, WV - $14,006 - See record
20 West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, WV 37% $9,337 880-1120 See record
21 Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV - $9,197 - See record
22 Wheeling University Wheeling, WV 63% $20,503 - See record
23 Salem University Salem, WV - $12,303 - See record
24 West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV - $1,807 - See record
25 Monongalia County Technical Education Center Morgantown, WV 58% $5,132 - See record
26 Wood County Technical Center-Practical Nursing Parkersburg, WV 75% $2,248 - See record
27 Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley, WV - $9,988 - See record
28 B M Spurr School of Practical Nursing Glen Dale, WV - $15,661 - See record
29 Ben Franklin Career Center Dunbar, WV - $3,382 - See record
30 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg, WV - $4,641 - See record
31 Boone Career and Technical Center Foster, WV - - - See record
32 BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston, WV - $4,565 - See record
33 Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington, WV - $3,657 - See record
34 Carver Career Center Charleston, WV - $6,941 - See record
35 Charleston School of Beauty Culture Charleston, WV - $11,638 - See record
36 Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV - $10,627 - See record
37 Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield, WV - $8,095 - See record
38 Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill, WV - $4,132 - See record
39 Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon, WV - $2,129 - See record
40 Future Generations University Franklin, WV - - - See record