West Virginia Wesleyan College Overview

West Virginia Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Buckhannon is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is West Virginia Wesleyan College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at West Virginia Wesleyan.
• In a recent academic period61% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from West Virginia Wesleyan with a bachelor's degree make about $51,593 a year. That's 26% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average West Virginia Wesleyan student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is West Virginia Wesleyan College?

Contact details for West Virginia Wesleyan are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	59 College Ave, Buckhannon, WV 26201-2994
Phone:	304-473-8000
Website:	www.wvwc.edu

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How Do I Get Into West Virginia Wesleyan?

You can apply to West Virginia Wesleyan online at: https://secure.cfwv.com/applications/west_virginia_wesleyan_college/apply.html

Admission Requirements for West Virginia Wesleyan

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into West Virginia Wesleyan?

West Virginia Wesleyan has the high acceptance rate of 96%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to West Virginia Wesleyan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 590. Math scores were between 440 and 590.

West Virginia Wesleyan received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford West Virginia Wesleyan College?

The overall average net price of West Virginia Wesleyan is $21,191. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At West Virginia Wesleyan, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,848 a year. That adds up to $31,392 over four years for those students.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 979 undergraduate students at West Virginia Wesleyan, with 971 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

There are also 87 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 971 full-time undergraduates at West Virginia Wesleyan, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Virginia Wesleyan College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	116
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	705
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at West Virginia Wesleyan College. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at West Virginia Wesleyan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Spain, and Canada.

West Virginia Wesleyan College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	17	13	4	34
General Business/Commerce	18	14	0	32
Health & Physical Education	20	0	0	20
Criminal Justice & Corrections	17	0	0	17
General Biology	16	0	0	16
Physics	12	0	0	12
General Psychology	12	0	0	12
Writing Studies	1	10	0	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10	0	0	10
Accounting	7	2	0	9
Marketing	7	1	0	8
Allied Health Professions	4	4	0	8
Health Sciences & Services	8	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	0	0	8
Communication & Media Studies	7	0	0	7
Political Science & Government	7	0	0	7
History	4	2	0	6
Chemistry	5	0	0	5
Special Education	4	0	0	4
Design & Applied Arts	4	0	0	4
Computer Science	3	0	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	3	0	0	3
General English Literature	3	0	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	3	0	0	3
Other Education	2	0	0	2
Economics	2	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	2
Information Science	1	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	1
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	1	0	0	1
Mathematics	1	0	0	1
International Studies	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Sociology	1	0	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	215	46	4	265

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

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