Universities in West Virginia
West Virginia has 21 degree-granting institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education — 10 public, 8 private nonprofit, together enrolling about 82,530 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile. 2 are historically Black colleges or universities.
| # | Institution | Sector | Undergrads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Public University SystemCharles Town · Master's, Larger Programs | Private for-profit | 40,074 |
| 2 | West Virginia UniversityMorgantown · R1: Doctoral, Very High Research | Public | 17,385 |
| 3 | Marshall UniversityHuntington · R2: Doctoral, High Research | Public | 7,266 |
| 4 | Fairmont State UniversityFairmont · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 2,590 |
| 5 | Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 2,344 |
| 6 | University of CharlestonCharleston · Doctoral/Professional University | Private | 2,259 |
| 7 | West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 1,511 |
| 8 | Concord UniversityAthens · Master's, Medium Programs | Public | 1,504 |
| 9 | West Virginia State UniversityInstitute · Master's, Small Programs | Public | 1,321 |
| 10 | Bluefield State UniversityBluefield · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 1,042 |
| 11 | West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckley · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Public | 981 |
| 12 | West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannon · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 954 |
| 13 | Salem UniversitySalem · Master's, Medium Programs | Private for-profit | 892 |
| 14 | Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins · Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields | Private | 661 |
| 15 | Bethany CollegeBethany · Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences | Private | 614 |
| 16 | Wheeling UniversityWheeling · Master's, Medium Programs | Private | 589 |
| 17 | Strayer University-West VirginiaScott Depot · Special Focus: Engineering | Private for-profit | 234 |
| 18 | Appalachian Bible CollegeMount Hope · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 193 |
| 19 | Catholic International UniversityCharles Town · Baccalaureate/Associate's: Assoc. Dominant | Private | 116 |
| 20 | Future Generations UniversityFranklin · Special Focus: Arts, Music & Design | Private | — |
| 21 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineLewisburg · Special Focus: Faith-Related | Public | — |
A directory, not a ranking — listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.