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West Virginia Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 247,981 students have applied and among them 193,049 were admitted to West Virginia Colleges. 55,293 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for West Virginia Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total247,981 193,04955,293
Public Schools182,194 153,51747,571
4 Years (Or High)181,844 153,25247,354
2-4 Years107 8768
Less Than 2 Years243 178149
Private Schools65,787 39,5327,722
4 Years (Or High)65,670 39,4857,700
2-4 Years8 64
Less Than 2 Years109 4118
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for West Virginia Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of West Virginia Colleges is 77.85% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 84.26% and the average rate of private schools was 60.09%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for West Virginia Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average77.85%
Public Schools84.26%
4 Years (Or High)84.28%
2-4 Years81.31%
Less Than 2 Years73.25%
Private Schools60.09%
4 Years (Or High)60.13%
2-4 Years75.00%
Less Than 2 Years37.61%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for West Virginia Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of West Virginia Colleges was 77.85% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 84.26% and the average rate of private schools was 60.09%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for West Virginia Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average28.64%
Public Schools30.99%
4 Years (Or High)30.90%
2-4 Years78.16%
Less Than 2 Years83.71%
Private Schools19.53%
4 Years (Or High)19.50%
2-4 Years66.67%
Less Than 2 Years43.90%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for West Virginia Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of West Virginia Colleges is 836 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%382366
75%473450
Public Schools25%420402
75%522500
Private Schools25%345330
75%425399
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for West Virginia Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of West Virginia Colleges is 34 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%15 1413
75%20 1919
Public Schools25%161615
75%222221
Private Schools25%131211
75%171717
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for West Virginia Colleges