Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Catholic
Population
130,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours
2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation
213 (12%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
619
Men / Women
61% / 39%
From State
12%
From Region
44%
Athletes
94.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
47%
Black
22%
International
22%
Hispanic
5%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2012 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2013 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2014 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2015 Men: 56.5% 56.5%
2016 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
2017 Men: 50.3% 50.3%
2018 Men: 66.8% 66.8%
2019 Men: 64.6% 64.6%
2020 Men: 66.0% 66.0%
2021 Men: 71.5% 71.5%
2022 Men: 69.0% 69.0%
2023 Men: 68.2% 68.2%
2024 Men: 61.1% 61.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
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: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Native: 3.1% 3.1%
2023 Native: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2011 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2012 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2013 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2016 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2019 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 3.5% 3.5%
2012 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2013 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2014 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2015 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2016 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2017 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2018 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2019 Black: 7.9% 7.9%
2020 Black: 9.9% 9.9%
2021 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2022 Black: 12.1% 12.1%
2023 Black: 16.0% 16.0%
2024 Black: 15.0% 15.0%
2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2013 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2014 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2%
2015 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2016 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2017 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2019 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2021 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2022 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8%
2023 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2011 White: 78.6% 78.6%
2012 White: 87.7% 87.7%
2013 White: 84.2% 84.2%
2014 White: 86.8% 86.8%
2015 White: 88.9% 88.9%
2016 White: 85.9% 85.9%
2017 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2018 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2019 White: 81.0% 81.0%
2020 White: 71.4% 71.4%
2021 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2022 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2023 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2024 White: 62.0% 62.0%
2011 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2012 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2013 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2015 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2016 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2017 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2018 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2019 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2020 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2021 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2022 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2023 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2024 International: 1.7% 1.7%
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
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2021 Native: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2025 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 22.9% 22.9%
2021 Black: 24.7% 24.7%
2022 Black: 23.0% 23.0%
2023 Black: 15.5% 15.5%
2024 Black: 27.8% 27.8%
2025 Black: 21.8% 21.8%
2020 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2022 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4%
2023 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2020 White: 61.4% 61.4%
2021 White: 46.7% 46.7%
2022 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2023 White: 26.6% 26.6%
2024 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2025 White: 46.8% 46.8%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 6.7% 6.7%
2022 International: 14.5% 14.5%
2023 International: 7.2% 7.2%
2024 International: 12.0% 12.0%
2025 International: 21.8% 21.8%
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
⇅
Wheeling University
126
54% / 46%
9%
$63,183
65
98%
Engineering Science
4 —
100% / 0%
50%
$85,019
90
—
Biology
5 —
60% / 40%
20%
$60,721
60
—
Athletic Training
8 —
62% / 38%
0%
—
—
—
Exercise Science
14 —
64% / 36%
21%
$53,519
41
—
Nursing
30 —
23% / 77%
3%
$80,619
87
100%
Accounting
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
$69,226
76
—
Business Administration
37 —
76% / 24%
5%
$59,413
57
96%
Sports Management
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
English
— —
—
—
$45,346
18
—
Liberal Studies
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$49,118
28
—
Psychology
8 —
12% / 88%
0%
$41,597
11
100%
Strategic Communication
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Education
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$49,270
28
—
Criminal Justice
6 —
83% / 17%
17%
$55,975
48
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$31,966
ROI Percentile
65th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
54%
4-Year Graduation Rate
16%
6-Year Graduation Rate
23%
Transfer-Out Rate
62%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1%
2012 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9%
2013 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8%
2014 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7%
2015 Graduated: 53.8% 53.8%
2016 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0%
2017 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6%
2018 Graduated: 55.6% 55.6%
2019 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4%
2020 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7%
2021 Graduated: 56.5% 56.5%
2022 Graduated: 70.4% 70.4%
2023 Graduated: 32.0% 32.0%
2024 Graduated: 23.3% 23.3%
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
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
2012 Men: 55.3% 55.3%
2013 Men: 46.8% 46.8%
2014 Men: 63.0% 63.0%
2015 Men: 54.1% 54.1%
2016 Men: 54.0% 54.0%
2017 Men: 62.6% 62.6%
2018 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2019 Men: 48.7% 48.7%
2020 Men: 34.8% 34.8%
2021 Men: 55.8% 55.8%
2022 Men: 62.9% 62.9%
2023 Men: 19.8% 19.8%
2024 Men: 18.4% 18.4%
2011 Women: 62.7% 62.7%
2012 Women: 64.7% 64.7%
2013 Women: 58.2% 58.2%
2014 Women: 64.4% 64.4%
2015 Women: 53.6% 53.6%
2016 Women: 61.3% 61.3%
2017 Women: 64.6% 64.6%
2018 Women: 59.5% 59.5%
2019 Women: 61.1% 61.1%
2020 Women: 52.6% 52.6%
2021 Women: 57.5% 57.5%
2022 Women: 78.5% 78.5%
2023 Women: 44.4% 44.4%
2024 Women: 33.3% 33.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Black: 28.6% 28.6%
2014 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2015 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 Black: 35.7% 35.7%
2017 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2018 Black: 40.0% 40.0%
2019 Black: 45.0% 45.0%
2020 Black: 12.0% 12.0%
2021 Black: 65.2% 65.2%
2022 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2023 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2024 Black: 31.1% 31.1%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2018 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0%
2019 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2022 Hispanic: 76.9% 76.9%
2023 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 White: 67.4% 67.4%
2012 White: 60.2% 60.2%
2013 White: 55.9% 55.9%
2014 White: 63.9% 63.9%
2015 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2016 White: 61.2% 61.2%
2017 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2018 White: 55.5% 55.5%
2019 White: 54.1% 54.1%
2020 White: 52.2% 52.2%
2021 White: 62.3% 62.3%
2022 White: 74.7% 74.7%
2023 White: 35.5% 35.5%
2024 White: 21.5% 21.5%
2011 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2012 International: 70.0% 70.0%
2013 International: 55.6% 55.6%
2014 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2016 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2018 International: 91.7% 91.7%
2019 International: 87.5% 87.5%
2020 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 International: 12.5% 12.5%
2022 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2024 International: 60.0% 60.0%
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
⇅
Health Sciences
41.3%
52
40% / 60%
8%
$71,996
79
100%
Business & Economics
32.5%
41
73% / 27%
7%
$60,149
59
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
8.7%
11
27% / 73%
0%
$43,101
13
100%
Education
5.6%
7
29% / 71%
0%
$49,270
28
—
Professional
4.8%
6
83% / 17%
17%
$55,975
48
—
Life & Natural Sciences
4.0%
5
60% / 40%
20%
$60,721
60
—
Engineering
3.2%
4
100% / 0%
50%
$85,019
90
—
Research
⇅
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
78%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
78%
78%
78%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6%
2012 Acceptance: 66.2% 66.2%
2013 Acceptance: 68.9% 68.9%
2014 Acceptance: 62.6% 62.6%
2015 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7%
2016 Acceptance: 93.2% 93.2%
2017 Acceptance: 51.4% 51.4%
2018 Acceptance: 86.3% 86.3%
2019 Acceptance: 68.3% 68.3%
2020 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8%
2021 Acceptance: 78.1% 78.1%
2022 Acceptance: 72.7% 72.7%
2023 Acceptance: 75.2% 75.2%
2024 Acceptance: 63.2% 63.2%
2011 Yield: 28.2% 28.2%
2012 Yield: 23.8% 23.8%
2013 Yield: 27.5% 27.5%
2014 Yield: 27.8% 27.8%
2015 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2016 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2017 Yield: 16.4% 16.4%
2018 Yield: 21.3% 21.3%
2019 Yield: 11.0% 11.0%
2020 Yield: 23.2% 23.2%
2021 Yield: 15.1% 15.1%
2022 Yield: 12.7% 12.7%
2023 Yield: 10.8% 10.8%
2024 Yield: 10.2% 10.2%
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: 1,285 1,285
2012 Applicants: 1,237 1,237
2013 Applicants: 1,258 1,258
2014 Applicants: 1,445 1,445
2015 Applicants: 1,217 1,217
2016 Applicants: 1,020 1,020
2017 Applicants: 2,150 2,150
2018 Applicants: 1,640 1,640
2019 Applicants: 1,912 1,912
2020 Applicants: 1,057 1,057
2021 Applicants: 1,277 1,277
2022 Applicants: 1,576 1,576
2023 Applicants: 2,103 2,103
2024 Applicants: 2,796 2,796
2011 Admitted: 920 920
2012 Admitted: 819 819
2013 Admitted: 867 867
2014 Admitted: 905 905
2015 Admitted: 739 739
2016 Admitted: 951 951
2017 Admitted: 1,105 1,105
2018 Admitted: 1,416 1,416
2019 Admitted: 1,305 1,305
2020 Admitted: 812 812
2021 Admitted: 997 997
2022 Admitted: 1,145 1,145
2023 Admitted: 1,581 1,581
2024 Admitted: 1,766 1,766
2011 Enrolled: 259 259
2012 Enrolled: 195 195
2013 Enrolled: 238 238
2014 Enrolled: 252 252
2015 Enrolled: 184 184
2016 Enrolled: 222 222
2017 Enrolled: 181 181
2018 Enrolled: 301 301
2019 Enrolled: 144 144
2020 Enrolled: 188 188
2021 Enrolled: 151 151
2022 Enrolled: 145 145
2023 Enrolled: 170 170
2024 Enrolled: 180 180
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
900
1000
1100
1200
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 950 950
2012 25th: 910 910
2013 25th: 910 910
2014 25th: 890 890
2015 25th: 900 900
2016 25th: 890 890
2017 25th: 910 910
2018 25th: 910 910
2019 25th: 910 910
2020 25th: 890 890
2021 25th: 950 950
2011 75th: 1120 1120
2012 75th: 1120 1120
2013 75th: 1113 1113
2014 75th: 1100 1100
2015 75th: 1110 1110
2016 75th: 1060 1060
2017 75th: 1120 1120
2018 75th: 1130 1130
2019 75th: 1130 1130
2020 75th: 1090 1090
2021 75th: 1180 1180
SAT Math
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 480 480
2012 25th: 460 460
2013 25th: 450 450
2014 25th: 460 460
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 450 450
2017 25th: 450 450
2018 25th: 470 470
2019 25th: 470 470
2020 25th: 440 440
2021 25th: 430 430
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 580 580
2013 75th: 550 550
2014 75th: 560 560
2015 75th: 560 560
2016 75th: 540 540
2017 75th: 560 560
2018 75th: 560 560
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 590 590
SAT Reading & Writing
400
450
500
550
600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 470 470
2012 25th: 450 450
2013 25th: 460 460
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 450 450
2016 25th: 440 440
2017 25th: 460 460
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 450 450
2021 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 560 560
2012 75th: 540 540
2013 75th: 563 563
2014 75th: 540 540
2015 75th: 550 550
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 560 560
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 570 570
2020 75th: 550 550
2021 75th: 590 590
Submitting a Test Score
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: 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: 45.0% 45.0%
2022 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%
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.
