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Summary of West Virginia Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In West Virginia, 11 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score West Virginia colleges is 1,015. For public West Virginia colleges, the average SAT score is 1,002 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,048.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 11 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of West Virginia Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher - - -
1450 - 1500 - - -
1400 - 1450 - - -
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 - - -
1250 - 1300 - - -
1200 - 1250 - - -
1150 - 1200 - - -
1100 - 1150 2
82 to 99+
1
88 to 99+
1
67 to 99+
1050 - 1100 1
73 to 82
1
75 to 88
-
1000 - 1050 3
45 to 73
2
50 to 75
1
33 to 67
Below 1000 5
0 to 45
4
0 to 50
1
0 to 33

West Virginia Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for West Virginia colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of West Virginia Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for West Virginia colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
11 West Virginia Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Appalachian Bible College
Private | Mount Hope, WV
1,120
+7 (0.63%)
1,113
West Virginia University
Public | Morgantown, WV
1,100
-30 (-2.65%)
1,130
Shepherd University
Public | Shepherdstown, WV
1,060
-10 (-0.93%)
1,070
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Private | Buckhannon, WV
1,040
-34 (-3.17%)
1,074
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Public | Beckley, WV
1,030
+5 (0.49%)
1,025
Concord University
Public | Athens, WV
1,000
-10 (-0.99%)
1,010
West Liberty University
Public | West Liberty, WV
995
-38 (-3.68%)
1,033
Davis & Elkins College
Private | Elkins, WV
985 -
Bluefield State University
Public | Bluefield, WV
975
-20 (-2.01%)
995
West Virginia State University
Public | Institute, WV
940 -
Fairmont State University
Public | Fairmont, WV
915
-80 (-8.04%)
995
Average1,015
-30 (-2.91%)
1,045