by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wheeling University was awarded 5 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Wheeling University landed the #1,202 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Wheeling University is also ranked #5 out of 28 schools in West Virginia.
Wheeling University has an acceptance rate of 78%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 20% of students accepted to Wheeling University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 590. Math scores were between 430 and 590.
The student to faculty ratio at Wheeling University is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wheeling University is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Wheeling University has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Wheeling University for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 582 undergraduates at Wheeling University with 476 being full-time and 106 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wheeling University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wheeling University, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $8,524 a year. That adds up to $34,096 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wheeling University is 3.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Wheeling University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 316 Washington Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003 |
| Phone: | 304-243-2000 |
| Website: | www.wheeling.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | $42,589 |
| Nursing | 23 | $61,571 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | NA |
| General Education | 7 | NA |
| General Psychology | 4 | NA |
| Accounting | 2 | NA |
| Chemistry | 2 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 1 | NA |
| Engineering Science | 1 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 1 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 670 students took at least one online class at Wheeling University. This is a decrease from the 857 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 670 | 35 |
| 2019-2020 | 857 | 222 |
| 2018-2019 | 321 | 101 |
| 2017-2018 | 364 | 135 |
| 2016-2017 | 684 | 246 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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