West Virginia Wesleyan College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 978
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 61%
From Region 15%
Athletes 518 (54.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Black 13%
International 9%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
West Virginia Wesleyan College 187 51% 69% 2% 10% 4% 10% $66,632 34 -0.43 61 97%
Computer Information Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $82,724 19 -0.76 83 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $89,202 10 -1.05 88 — — — — —
Applied Chemistry — — — — — — — — $68,764 37 -0.27 65 95% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,764 37 -0.27 65 95% — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $73,170 39 -0.46 73 — — — — —
Physics 10 — 100% 70% 10% 0% 10% 10% $82,935 50 -0.05 84 100% — — — —
Biology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,180 39 -0.26 55 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 10 — 80% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $64,180 30 -0.48 55 94% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $59,252 58 +0.08 43 — — — — —
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $64,637 33 -0.36 57 — — — — —
Exercise Science 8 — 62% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $61,962 51 +0.02 50 93% — — — —
Health Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $64,196 42 -0.29 56 — — — — —
Health and Wellness 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,239 47 -0.15 60 — — — — —
Nursing 27 — 4% 85% 0% 0% 7% 0% $85,081 20 -0.71 85 100% — — — —
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions — — — — — — — — $64,130 33 -0.39 55 — — — — —
Accounting 7 — 86% 29% 0% 14% 14% 29% $74,071 23 -0.84 74 — — — — —
Business Administration 25 — 88% 72% 0% 16% 0% 12% $59,102 8 -0.96 42 100% — — — —
Economics 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $72,708 13 -0.95 72 — — — — —
Marketing 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $63,021 11 -1.13 53 — — — — —
Sports Management 8 — 88% 12% 0% 25% 12% 25% $61,962 55 +0.07 50 93% — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,764 22 -0.69 12 — — — — —
English 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $47,598 27 -0.59 14 — — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,644 41 -0.37 30 — — — — —
History 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,582 25 -0.62 20 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,938 73 +0.26 26 — — — — —
Mass Communication — +1 — — — — — — $60,133 49 -0.16 45 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,385 18 -0.94 48 — — — — —
Political Science 4 +4 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $61,140 19 -0.81 47 — — — — —
Psychology 13 +2 31% 54% 0% 31% 0% 0% $56,995 64 +0.29 37 96% — — — —
Sociology 1 +2 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,829 48 -0.19 31 — — — — —
Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,102 19 -0.70 17 — — — — —
Elementary Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,697 21 -0.68 14 89% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $50,739 28 -0.66 20 — — — — —
Secondary Education 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $47,697 14 -0.86 14 89% — — — —
Special Education and Teaching — — — — — — — — $49,979 17 -0.89 19 — — — — —
Art 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,864 10 -0.96 4 — — — — —
Graphic Design 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,149 6 -1.32 7 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,527 12 -0.88 4 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $50,652 66 +0.42 20 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $38,373 12 -0.90 4 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $38,203 11 -0.92 4 — — — — —
Theatre 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $37,559 17 -0.74 4 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 +3 31% 62% 0% 15% 8% 0% $68,622 90 +1.20 65 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,476
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.7% 48 77% 54% 0% 15% 4% 21% $62,818 8 -0.79 52 98% —
Health Sciences 20.9% 39 18% 85% 0% 3% 5% 3% $78,301 55 -0.51 79 98% —
Social Sciences 10.7% 20 35% 60% 0% 25% 5% 0% $58,155 48 -0.08 40 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.6% 16 81% 75% 6% 6% 6% 6% $78,172 48 -0.15 79 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 14 64% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $64,180 33 -0.42 55 94% —
Professional 7.0% 13 31% 62% 0% 15% 8% 0% $68,622 52 +1.20 65 96% —
Computer Science 6.4% 12 83% 58% 0% 0% 8% 33% $88,122 14 -1.00 88 — —
Arts 5.9% 11 18% 82% 18% 0% 0% 0% $38,471 4 -0.93 4 — —
Humanities 3.7% 7 43% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $49,675 19 -0.45 18 — —
Education 2.7% 5 40% 60% 0% 20% 0% 20% $47,978 16 -0.72 14 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $59,252 44 +0.08 43 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 127 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 90 $184K $184K $0
Soccer 52 $293K $293K $0
Baseball 48 $369K $369K $0
Basketball 24 $309K $309K $0
Tennis 14 $96K $96K $0
Golf 10 $72K $72K $0
Swimming 6 $45K $45K $0
Other Sports 2 $14K $14K $0
Total 316 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 85 $207K $207K $0
Soccer 33 $221K $221K $0
Softball 33 $374K $374K $0
Volleyball 33 $321K $321K $0
Basketball 25 $429K $429K $0
Lacrosse 19 $123K $123K $0
Other Sports 19 $138K $138K $0
Tennis 12 $110K $110K $0
Swimming 9 $64K $64K $0
Golf 7 $81K $81K $0
Total 202 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 175 $392K $392K $0
Football 127 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 85 $514K $514K $0
Basketball 49 $738K $738K $0
Baseball 48 $369K $369K $0
Softball 33 $374K $374K $0
Volleyball 33 $321K $321K $0
Tennis 26 $206K $206K $0
Other Sports 21 $153K $153K $0
Lacrosse 19 $123K $123K $0
Golf 17 $154K $154K $0
Swimming 15 $109K $109K $0
Total 518 $5.4M $5.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 890 – 1160
SAT Math Range 420 – 560
SAT RW Range 470 – 600