Admission Statistics for West Virginia Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2024-2025, 393,868 students have applied and among them 318,997 were admitted to West Virginia colleges. 86,055 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 (2024-2025)
West Virginia Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	393,868	318,997	86,055
Public Schools	300,597	260,050	74,618
4 Years (Or High)	300,034	259,646	74,282
2-4 Years	107	87	68
Less Than 2 Years	456	317	268
Private Schools	93,271	58,947	11,437
4 Years (Or High)	93,154	58,900	11,415
2-4 Years	8	6	4
Less Than 2 Years	109	41	18

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

80.99% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of West Virginia colleges is 80.99% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 86.51% and the average rate of private schools was 63.20%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for West Virginia colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

80.99% Acceptance Rate (2024-2025)
West Virginia Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	80.99%
Public Schools	86.51%
4 Years (Or High)	86.54%
2-4 Years	81.31%
Less Than 2 Years	69.52%
Private Schools	63.20%
4 Years (Or High)	63.23%
2-4 Years	75.00%
Less Than 2 Years	37.61%

[CHART#2] 80.99% Acceptance Rate for West Virginia Colleges

26.98% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of West Virginia colleges was 26.98% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 28.69% and the average rate of private schools was 19.40%. 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.

26.98% Yield (2024-2025)
West Virginia Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	26.98%
Public Schools	28.69%
4 Years (Or High)	28.61%
2-4 Years	78.16%
Less Than 2 Years	84.54%
Private Schools	19.40%
4 Years (Or High)	19.38%
2-4 Years	66.67%
Less Than 2 Years	43.90%

[CHART#3] 26.98% Yield for West Virginia Colleges

1,004 SAT Score

The average SAT score of West Virginia colleges is 1,004 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,002 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,015. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,004 SAT Score (2024-2025)
West Virginia Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	873	462	412
	50^th pctl.	1004	523	481
	75^th pctl.	1118	578	541
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	871	460	411
	50^th pctl.	1002	521	481
	75^th pctl.	1115	574	540
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	885	471	414
	50^th pctl.	1015	529	486
	75^th pctl.	1133	592	542

[CHART#4] 1,004 SAT Score for West Virginia Colleges

21 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of West Virginia colleges is 21 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 21 and private schools' average ACT score is 21. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

21 ACT Score (2024-2025)
West Virginia Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	18	17	17
	50^th pctl.	21	20	19
	75^th pctl.	23	24	23
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	18	16	16
	50^th pctl.	21	20	19
	75^th pctl.	23	24	23
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	19	19	17
	50^th pctl.	21	21	20
	75^th pctl.	23	24	24

[CHART#5] 21 ACT Score for West Virginia Colleges