Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2008–09, 1 students received $2K in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2008–09
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 6,452 borrowers who entered repayment, 189 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Potomac State College of West Virginia
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 6
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
- Public property1
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Potomac State College of West Virginia vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Potomac State College of West Virginia selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPotomac State College of West Virginia University | 31% | — | 1,077 | $9,197 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 2,728 | $1,807 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,025 | $13,636 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,268 | $804 | Baccalaureate | |
| 3% | — | 1,820 | $9,626 | Baccalaureate | |
| 20% | — | 1,893 | $8,767 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 20% | — | 1,544 | $8,982 |
Institutions like Potomac State College of West Virginia
Explore the federal data for institutions in Potomac State College of West Virginia's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateWest Virginia
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,728Net price$1,807View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
The College of the Florida Keys
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,025Net price$13,636View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
North Florida College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,268Net price$804View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
East Georgia State College
Grad rate3%Admit rate—Enrollment1,820Net price$9,626View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
South Georgia State College
Grad rate20%Admit rate—Enrollment1,893Net price$8,767View data
Campus network
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