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Most Favored West Virginia Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in West Virginia. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, has the highest yield rate of 52.35% for academic year 2024-2025 in West Virginia. Fairmont State University is positioned second with 33.77% yield and Bluefield State University follows them with 33%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in West Virginia.
Most Favored West Virginia Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Public, four-yearsBeckley, WV
52.35% 1,453 533 279 36.68%
2Fairmont State University
Public, four-yearsFairmont, WV
33.77% 1,955 1,928 651 98.62%
3Bluefield State University
Public, four-yearsBluefield, WV
32.78% 687 668 219 97.23%
4Shepherd University
Public, four-yearsShepherdstown, WV
31.70% 1,646 1,593 505 96.78%
5West Liberty University
Public, four-yearsWest Liberty, WV
31.54% 1,356 1,319 416 97.27%
6Marshall University
Public, four-yearsHuntington, WV
28.06% 6,816 6,525 1,831 95.73%
7Bethany College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBethany, WV
27.28% 1,359 799 218 58.79%
8Davis & Elkins College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElkins, WV
24.81% 705 665 165 94.33%
9West Virginia University
Public, four-yearsMorgantown, WV
24.77% 18,729 16,669 4,129 89.00%
10West Virginia Wesleyan College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuckhannon, WV
22.62% 1,397 1,304 295 93.34%