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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location West Liberty, WV
Population 130,000
Website https://www.westliberty.edu/
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Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,513
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 58%
From Region 33%
Athletes 38.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Mixed 7%
Black 6%
International 4%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2012 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2013 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2014 Men: 38.0% 38.0% 2015 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2016 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2017 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2018 Men: 33.8% 33.8% 2019 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2020 Men: 37.3% 37.3% 2021 Men: 35.4% 35.4% 2022 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2024 Men: 41.6% 41.6%

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: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2012 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2014 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2015 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2016 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2017 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2018 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2011 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 White: 93.8% 93.8% 2012 White: 90.8% 90.8% 2013 White: 92.2% 92.2% 2014 White: 92.5% 92.5% 2015 White: 93.3% 93.3% 2016 White: 89.9% 89.9% 2017 White: 92.8% 92.8% 2018 White: 89.6% 89.6% 2019 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2020 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2021 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2022 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2023 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2024 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2011 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 International: 2.6% 2.6%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2023 Black: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Hispanic: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Hispanic: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2021 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2022 White: 77.7% 77.7% 2023 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2024 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2025 White: 80.1% 80.1% 2020 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%

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
College of Business 60 70% / 30% 5% $56,203 61 98%
Accounting 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $67,853 80 —
Business Administration 20 — 85% / 15% 10% $46,561 34 98%
Information Resources Management — — — — $66,854 79 —
Management Information Systems 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $67,787 80 —
Marketing 23 — 65% / 35% 4% $55,997 60 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 42 33% / 67% 0% $46,210 33 94%
Education — — — — $46,562 34 —
Educational Leadership and Administration 4 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education 15 — 13% / 87% 0% $46,210 33 94%
Secondary Education 23 — 52% / 48% 0% $46,210 33 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 91 27% / 73% 1% $46,063 33 95%
Cybersecurity — — — — $70,153 82 —
Chemistry 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Communication 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $42,023 21 92%
Communication Studies — — — — $42,023 21 —
English 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,204 25 —
General Social Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $43,941 27 100%
General Studies 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $45,669 32 93%
Geography — — — — $52,623 52 —
History 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,533 31 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,106 30 —
Psychology 15 — 13% / 87% 7% $40,875 18 96%
Public Relations and Advertising 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $53,808 55 —
Social Work 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,443 31 94%
Art Therapy 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,334 43 —
Design and Visual Communications 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,323 31 100%
Graphic Design 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,323 31 100%
Music — — — — $40,122 17 —
Music 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $39,586 16 —
Theatre — — — — $36,412 10 —
Criminal Justice 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $58,052 65 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences 106 20% / 80% 0% $59,085 67 100%
Biology 37 — 19% / 81% 0% $58,150 65 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,624 85 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 8 — 12% / 88% 0% $49,469 43 100%
Dental Hygiene 25 — 8% / 92% 0% $64,755 76 100%
Exercise Science 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $49,243 42 97%
Nursing 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $63,734 75 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,343
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,556
Est. In-State Cost $12,086
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,004
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 1%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 46.6% 46.6% 2012 Graduated: 40.8% 40.8% 2013 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2014 Graduated: 40.0% 40.0% 2015 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2016 Graduated: 42.6% 42.6% 2017 Graduated: 47.9% 47.9% 2018 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Graduated: 44.9% 44.9% 2020 Graduated: 53.0% 53.0% 2021 Graduated: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2% 2023 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2024 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 35.2% 35.2% 2012 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2013 Men: 28.9% 28.9% 2014 Men: 33.5% 33.5% 2015 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2016 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2017 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2018 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2019 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2020 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2021 Men: 64.1% 64.1% 2022 Men: 55.1% 55.1% 2023 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2024 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2011 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2012 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2013 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2014 Women: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2016 Women: 46.3% 46.3% 2017 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2018 Women: 53.1% 53.1% 2019 Women: 42.3% 42.3% 2020 Women: 55.5% 55.5% 2021 Women: 28.7% 28.7% 2022 Women: 65.1% 65.1% 2023 Women: 67.1% 67.1% 2024 Women: 67.2% 67.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2012 Black: 44.0% 44.0% 2013 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2015 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2016 Black: 41.4% 41.4% 2017 Black: 30.4% 30.4% 2018 Black: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Black: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2024 Black: 61.1% 61.1% 2011 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2012 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2013 White: 44.1% 44.1% 2014 White: 41.7% 41.7% 2015 White: 49.9% 49.9% 2016 White: 42.7% 42.7% 2017 White: 49.0% 49.0% 2018 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2019 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2020 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2021 White: 29.5% 29.5% 2022 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2023 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2024 White: 61.7% 61.7%

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
Health Sciences 23.1% 69 20% / 80% 0% $59,586 68 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22.7% 68 25% / 75% 1% $45,527 31 94%
Business & Economics 20.1% 60 70% / 30% 5% $56,203 61 98%
Education 14.0% 42 33% / 67% 0% $46,210 33 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.4% 37 19% / 81% 0% $58,150 65 100%
Arts 5.7% 17 18% / 82% 0% $45,389 31 100%
Professional 1.3% 4 75% / 25% 0% $58,052 65 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 31%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

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: 74.7% 74.7% 2012 Acceptance: 69.9% 69.9% 2013 Acceptance: 71.2% 71.2% 2014 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2015 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2016 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7% 2017 Acceptance: 71.8% 71.8% 2018 Acceptance: 69.4% 69.4% 2019 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6% 2020 Acceptance: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8% 2022 Acceptance: 74.1% 74.1% 2023 Acceptance: 72.1% 72.1% 2024 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3% 2011 Yield: 40.6% 40.6% 2012 Yield: 38.2% 38.2% 2013 Yield: 32.3% 32.3% 2014 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2015 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2016 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2017 Yield: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 Yield: 36.5% 36.5% 2019 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2020 Yield: 32.7% 32.7% 2021 Yield: 31.9% 31.9% 2022 Yield: 34.1% 34.1% 2023 Yield: 28.0% 28.0% 2024 Yield: 31.5% 31.5%

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: 1,921 1,921 2012 Applicants: 1,977 1,977 2013 Applicants: 2,175 2,175 2014 Applicants: 1,896 1,896 2015 Applicants: 1,692 1,692 2016 Applicants: 1,781 1,781 2017 Applicants: 1,831 1,831 2018 Applicants: 1,857 1,857 2019 Applicants: 1,829 1,829 2020 Applicants: 1,857 1,857 2021 Applicants: 1,606 1,606 2022 Applicants: 1,706 1,706 2023 Applicants: 2,077 2,077 2024 Applicants: 1,356 1,356 2011 Admitted: 1,435 1,435 2012 Admitted: 1,381 1,381 2013 Admitted: 1,549 1,549 2014 Admitted: 1,372 1,372 2015 Admitted: 1,220 1,220 2016 Admitted: 1,277 1,277 2017 Admitted: 1,314 1,314 2018 Admitted: 1,288 1,288 2019 Admitted: 1,292 1,292 2020 Admitted: 1,271 1,271 2021 Admitted: 1,186 1,186 2022 Admitted: 1,264 1,264 2023 Admitted: 1,498 1,498 2024 Admitted: 1,319 1,319 2011 Enrolled: 583 583 2012 Enrolled: 528 528 2013 Enrolled: 501 501 2014 Enrolled: 468 468 2015 Enrolled: 409 409 2016 Enrolled: 436 436 2017 Enrolled: 495 495 2018 Enrolled: 470 470 2019 Enrolled: 465 465 2020 Enrolled: 416 416 2021 Enrolled: 378 378 2022 Enrolled: 431 431 2023 Enrolled: 419 419 2024 Enrolled: 416 416

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 97%
SAT Range 890 – 1120
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 470 – 580

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 800 800 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 790 790 2015 25th: 780 780 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 800 800 2018 25th: 820 820 2020 25th: 900 900 2021 25th: 890 890 2022 25th: 888 888 2023 25th: 890 890 2024 25th: 890 890 2011 75th: 1040 1040 2012 75th: 980 980 2013 75th: 1040 1040 2014 75th: 1030 1030 2015 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 990 990 2017 75th: 950 950 2018 75th: 1300 1300 2020 75th: 1120 1120 2021 75th: 1175 1175 2022 75th: 1130 1130 2023 75th: 1125 1125 2024 75th: 1123 1123

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: 410 410 2012 25th: 400 400 2013 25th: 430 430 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 400 400 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 410 410 2018 25th: 350 350 2020 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 440 440 2022 25th: 428 428 2023 25th: 420 420 2024 25th: 420 420 2011 75th: 510 510 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 490 490 2017 75th: 480 480 2018 75th: 680 680 2020 75th: 540 540 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 550 550 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 543 543

SAT Reading & Writing

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: 400 400 2013 25th: 400 400 2014 25th: 380 380 2015 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 390 390 2018 25th: 470 470 2020 25th: 460 460 2021 25th: 450 450 2022 25th: 460 460 2023 25th: 470 470 2024 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 490 490 2013 75th: 510 510 2014 75th: 500 500 2015 75th: 510 510 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 470 470 2018 75th: 620 620 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 585 585 2024 75th: 580 580

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 41.0% 41.0% 2024 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%

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.