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?

• The 3% student loan default rate at West Virginia Wesleyan is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• 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 <nil>, 55% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from West Virginia Wesleyan makes roughly $48,086 a year. This is 18% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into West Virginia Wesleyan?

West Virginia Wesleyan has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 33% 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 488 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

West Virginia Wesleyan received ACT scores from 30% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. 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 97% of students took out student loans averaging $7,528 a year. That adds up to $30,112 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Virginia Wesleyan is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

West Virginia Wesleyan College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 982 undergraduate students at West Virginia Wesleyan, with 970 being full-time and 12 being part-time.

There are also 72 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 970 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	9
Black or African American	133
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	697
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

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.

Online Learning at West Virginia Wesleyan College

In 2020-2021, 397 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Virginia Wesleyan has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of West Virginia Wesleyan

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Virginia Wesleyan College was 577.5%. This is the #157 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at West Virginia Wesleyan regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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