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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Elkins, WV
Population 30,000
Website https://dewv.edu
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Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (12%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 708
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 41%
From Region 20%
Athletes 72.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
International 14%
Black 6%
Hispanic 6%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2012 Men: 43.0% 43.0% 2013 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2014 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2015 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2016 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2017 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2018 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2020 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2021 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2022 Men: 43.3% 43.3% 2023 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2024 Men: 43.6% 43.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2011 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Black: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Black: 9.2% 9.2% 2014 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2015 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2016 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2017 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2021 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2011 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Hispanic: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2011 White: 85.3% 85.3% 2012 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2013 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2014 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2015 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2016 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2017 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2018 White: 68.9% 68.9% 2019 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2020 White: 60.3% 60.3% 2021 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2022 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2023 White: 44.7% 44.7% 2024 White: 46.4% 46.4% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2013 International: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 International: 10.9% 10.9% 2015 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2016 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2019 International: 11.2% 11.2% 2020 International: 12.0% 12.0% 2021 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2022 International: 9.5% 9.5% 2023 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 International: 7.1% 7.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2025 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2025 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 White: 36.5% 36.5% 2021 White: 28.1% 28.1% 2022 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2023 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2024 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2025 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2020 International: 5.7% 5.7% 2021 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2023 International: 8.0% 8.0% 2024 International: 13.1% 13.1% 2025 International: 13.6% 13.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Davis & Elkins College 129 41% / 59% 19% $66,014 69 94%
Computer Science 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $94,647 95 —
Computer Science and Engineering — — — — $94,857 95 —
Chemistry 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $64,353 66 —
Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% — — —
Biology 6 — 17% / 83% 33% $62,446 62 —
Environmental Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,763 39 —
Natural Resources Management 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,023 77 —
Exercise Science 12 +1 50% / 50% 17% $54,029 40 —
Nursing 21 — 10% / 90% 0% $109,577 98 90%
Accounting 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $71,161 77 —
Business Administration 13 +2 92% / 8% 38% $59,287 55 100%
Economics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,774 85 —
Finance 3 +3 100% / 0% 33% $80,644 86 —
Hospitality Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,452 24 —
Marketing 4 +3 50% / 50% 50% $62,104 62 —
Recreation Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $50,949 31 —
Sports Management 11 — 73% / 27% 45% $52,573 36 —
English — +1 — — $47,350 21 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,700 36 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,395 38 —
Political Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $60,795 59 —
Psychology 17 +1 12% / 88% 18% $50,971 31 —
Sustainability Studies — — — — $57,980 52 —
Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,152 41 —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,809 33 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $52,987 37 —
Special Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,049 43 —
Art 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $36,523 5 —
Drama and Dance Teacher Education — — — — $53,542 39 —
Industrial Design 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Theatre 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $36,037 5 —
Criminology 4 +6 50% / 50% 25% $55,493 44 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,910
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 65%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 39%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.1% 43.1% 2012 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1% 2013 Graduated: 38.3% 38.3% 2014 Graduated: 37.2% 37.2% 2015 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2% 2016 Graduated: 43.9% 43.9% 2017 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2% 2018 Graduated: 41.2% 41.2% 2019 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2020 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2021 Graduated: 45.2% 45.2% 2022 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2023 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6% 2024 Graduated: 39.3% 39.3%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 21.4% 21.4% 2012 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2013 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2014 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2015 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2016 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2017 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2018 Men: 45.9% 45.9% 2019 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2020 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2021 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2022 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2023 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2024 Men: 27.5% 27.5% 2011 Women: 56.7% 56.7% 2012 Women: 49.2% 49.2% 2013 Women: 37.1% 37.1% 2014 Women: 36.8% 36.8% 2015 Women: 46.0% 46.0% 2016 Women: 45.6% 45.6% 2017 Women: 46.8% 46.8% 2018 Women: 37.7% 37.7% 2019 Women: 43.8% 43.8% 2020 Women: 51.6% 51.6% 2021 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2022 Women: 53.3% 53.3% 2023 Women: 36.0% 36.0% 2024 Women: 45.7% 45.7%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2014 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2015 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2016 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2017 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2018 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Black: 22.2% 22.2% 2022 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2011 White: 43.0% 43.0% 2012 White: 48.3% 48.3% 2013 White: 43.7% 43.7% 2014 White: 42.2% 42.2% 2015 White: 50.3% 50.3% 2016 White: 47.2% 47.2% 2017 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2018 White: 43.3% 43.3% 2019 White: 45.7% 45.7% 2020 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2021 White: 47.2% 47.2% 2022 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2023 White: 39.0% 39.0% 2024 White: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 International: 12.5% 12.5% 2014 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 International: 12.5% 12.5% 2016 International: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 International: 64.3% 64.3% 2018 International: 52.4% 52.4% 2019 International: 23.3% 23.3% 2020 International: 32.0% 32.0% 2021 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2022 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2023 International: 31.2% 31.2% 2024 International: 28.6% 28.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 29.5% 38 76% / 24% 34% $60,052 57 100%
Health Sciences 26.4% 34 26% / 74% 6% $88,838 92 90%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.1% 22 14% / 86% 14% $52,499 36 —
Education 7.8% 10 30% / 70% 10% $53,072 37 —
Arts 4.7% 6 33% / 67% 0% $36,280 5 —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.7% 6 17% / 83% 33% $62,446 62 —
Professional 3.1% 4 50% / 50% 25% $55,493 44 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 3 67% / 33% 0% $53,763 39 —
Computer Science 2.3% 3 33% / 67% 33% $94,647 95 —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 3 33% / 67% 33% $64,353 66 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 53.0% 53.0% 2012 Acceptance: 79.2% 79.2% 2013 Acceptance: 57.3% 57.3% 2014 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2015 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2016 Acceptance: 50.5% 50.5% 2017 Acceptance: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Acceptance: 37.0% 37.0% 2019 Acceptance: 39.8% 39.8% 2020 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2021 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6% 2022 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3% 2023 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2024 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2011 Yield: 21.7% 21.7% 2012 Yield: 16.4% 16.4% 2013 Yield: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Yield: 20.1% 20.1% 2015 Yield: 16.4% 16.4% 2016 Yield: 23.6% 23.6% 2017 Yield: 24.7% 24.7% 2018 Yield: 21.5% 21.5% 2019 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2020 Yield: 23.4% 23.4% 2021 Yield: 26.9% 26.9% 2022 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Yield: 43.8% 43.8% 2024 Yield: 24.8% 24.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,011 2,011 2012 Applicants: 1,758 1,758 2013 Applicants: 1,022 1,022 2014 Applicants: 1,812 1,812 2015 Applicants: 2,175 2,175 2016 Applicants: 1,853 1,853 2017 Applicants: 2,295 2,295 2018 Applicants: 2,495 2,495 2019 Applicants: 1,937 1,937 2020 Applicants: 992 992 2021 Applicants: 813 813 2022 Applicants: 958 958 2023 Applicants: 929 929 2024 Applicants: 705 705 2011 Admitted: 1,065 1,065 2012 Admitted: 1,392 1,392 2013 Admitted: 586 586 2014 Admitted: 1,055 1,055 2015 Admitted: 1,273 1,273 2016 Admitted: 935 935 2017 Admitted: 955 955 2018 Admitted: 922 922 2019 Admitted: 771 771 2020 Admitted: 685 685 2021 Admitted: 631 631 2022 Admitted: 721 721 2023 Admitted: 541 541 2024 Admitted: 665 665 2011 Enrolled: 231 231 2012 Enrolled: 228 228 2013 Enrolled: 269 269 2014 Enrolled: 212 212 2015 Enrolled: 209 209 2016 Enrolled: 221 221 2017 Enrolled: 236 236 2018 Enrolled: 198 198 2019 Enrolled: 213 213 2020 Enrolled: 160 160 2021 Enrolled: 170 170 2022 Enrolled: 180 180 2023 Enrolled: 237 237 2024 Enrolled: 165 165

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 810 810 2013 25th: 810 810 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 800 800 2016 25th: 860 860 2017 25th: 900 900 2018 25th: 910 910 2019 25th: 920 920 2022 25th: 880 880 2023 25th: 880 880 2011 75th: 1040 1040 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1060 1060 2014 75th: 1080 1080 2015 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 1060 1060 2017 75th: 1100 1100 2018 75th: 1080 1080 2019 75th: 1140 1140 2022 75th: 1125 1125 2023 75th: 1125 1125

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 390 390 2016 25th: 440 440 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 450 450 2019 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 550 550

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 410 410 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 440 440 2015 25th: 410 410 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 450 450 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 450 450 2023 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 520 520 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2017 75th: 550 550 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 575 575 2023 75th: 575 575

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2013 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2014 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2022 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.