Wheeling University
Wheeling, West Virginia · Website
$57,949
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,949
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wheeling University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wheeling, West Virginia with 589 undergraduates and 155 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,503 a year (tuition and fees $29,875). It admits 63% of applicants and 23% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,949 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,125 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,503
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,875
US median $11,837
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
23%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,125
About $266 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,949
Rank 913 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,503
- Tuition and fees
- $29,875
- Cost of attendance
- $42,504
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,739
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,718
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,913
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,608
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,824
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,030 in 2015-16 to $29,875 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 589
- Graduate students
- 155
- Part-time students
- 1.2%
- Women
- 40%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 23%
- Retention rate
- 54%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $4.60M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 913 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,503 | $9,988 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,875 | $9,570 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 93% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 23% | 61% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 54% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,125 | $15,625 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,482 | $33,094 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,949 | $37,962 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,732 | $38,212 | $66,949 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,467 | $71,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,395 | $50,706 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,782 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,535 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,786 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wheeling and West Virginia on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Wheeling University cost?
$20,503 a year is the average net price at Wheeling University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,875, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,504. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,739 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wheeling University?
63% of applicants are admitted to Wheeling University. The median admission rate of colleges in West Virginia is 93%.
How much do Wheeling University graduates earn?
$57,949 a year is the median pay of former Wheeling University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,482 after 6 years). That ranks 913 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $38,212.
How much student debt do Wheeling University graduates have?
$25,125 is the median federal student loan debt of Wheeling University graduates, about $266 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wheeling University?
23% of first-time, full-time students at Wheeling University finish within 6 years. 54% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Wheeling University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (37 professional graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (14 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.