Admission Statistics for West Virginia Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 294,064 students have applied and among them 232,879 were admitted to West Virginia Colleges. 65,688 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 by State

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	294,064	232,879	65,688
Public Schools	218,307	186,188	56,699
4 Years (Or High)	217,876	185,858	56,427
2-4 Years	107	87	68
Less Than 2 Years	324	243	204
Private Schools	75,757	46,691	8,989
4 Years (Or High)	75,640	46,644	8,967
2-4 Years	8	6	4
Less Than 2 Years	109	41	18

[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for West Virginia Colleges

79.19% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of West Virginia Colleges is 79.19% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 85.29% and the average rate of private schools was 61.63%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for West Virginia Colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

79.19% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	79.19%
Public Schools	85.29%
4 Years (Or High)	85.30%
2-4 Years	81.31%
Less Than 2 Years	75.00%
Private Schools	61.63%
4 Years (Or High)	61.67%
2-4 Years	75.00%
Less Than 2 Years	37.61%

[CHART#2] 79.19% Acceptance Rate for West Virginia Colleges

28.21% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of West Virginia Colleges was 28.21% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 30.45% and the average rate of private schools was 19.25%. 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.

28.21% Yield (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	28.21%
Public Schools	30.45%
4 Years (Or High)	30.36%
2-4 Years	78.16%
Less Than 2 Years	83.95%
Private Schools	19.25%
4 Years (Or High)	19.22%
2-4 Years	66.67%
Less Than 2 Years	43.90%

[CHART#3] 28.21% Yield for West Virginia Colleges

1,011 SAT Score

The average SAT score of West Virginia Colleges is 1,011 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,002 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,029. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,011 SAT Score (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	905	466	439
	50^th pctl.	1011	518	493
	75^th pctl.	1128	576	552
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	892	461	431
	50^th pctl.	1002	514	488
	75^th pctl.	1123	574	548
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	932	476	456
	50^th pctl.	1029	526	503
	75^th pctl.	1138	578	560

[CHART#4] 1,011 SAT Score for West Virginia Colleges

18 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of West Virginia Colleges is 18 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 19 and private schools' average ACT score is 17. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.

18 ACT Score (2022-2023)
West Virginia Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	15	15	15
	50^th pctl.	18	18	18
	75^th pctl.	22	22	21
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	17	17	17
	50^th pctl.	19	20	19
	75^th pctl.	22	23	23
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	13	13	13
	50^th pctl.	17	15	15
	75^th pctl.	21	19	19

[CHART#5] 18 ACT Score for West Virginia Colleges