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West Liberty University
6-yr Graduation
60%
+21.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,299
peer median 2,384
Avg net price
$15,366
+$278 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,356
1,356 candidates competed
Admitted
1,319
97.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
416
31.5% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
60%+21.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Overall completion
60%+21.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
43%
4-year graduation
43%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
69%
Full-time retention
69%
Pell equity
34.7pp gap
Pell recipients
44%115 of 260
Non-Pell (all)
79%163 of 207
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%44 of 81
No Federal Aid
94%119 of 126
Non-Pell students graduate at a 34.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 46 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
46
Passing
15
32.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
46programs
- Passing15 · 32.6%
- No Data31 · 67.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
14
No data
31
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$50,811
$41,356
Same-State, Same-Field BA Median
+22.9%
+$9,455
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+22.9%
$50,811 vs $41,356
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
$43,532
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+33.5%
+$10,928
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+33.5%
$43,532 vs $32,604
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$44,539
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+36.6%
+$11,935
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+36.6%
$44,539 vs $32,604
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$64,175
$46,391
Same-State BA Median
+38.3%
+$17,784
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+38.3%
$64,175 vs $46,391
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$45,353
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+39.1%
+$12,749
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+39.1%
$45,353 vs $32,604
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$46,799
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+43.5%
+$14,195
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+43.5%
$46,799 vs $32,604
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$47,212
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+44.8%
+$14,608
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.8%
$47,212 vs $32,604
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$50,061
$32,604
Same-State HS Median
+53.5%
+$17,457
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+53.5%
$50,061 vs $32,604
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$24,752
$44,539
56%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$24,752 debt · $44,539 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$25,011
$45,353
55%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$25,011 debt · $45,353 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,380
$50,824
52%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$26,380 debt · $50,824 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$27,000
$53,707
50%
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$27,000 debt · $53,707 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$25,000
$50,061
50%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$25,000 debt · $50,061 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$24,520
$50,811
48%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$24,520 debt · $50,811 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$22,500
$56,691
40%
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$22,500 debt · $56,691 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$22,750
$60,812
37%
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$22,750 debt · $60,812 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1942Next review Aug 2028
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 7
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2022Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2018Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$15,366
+$278vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $15,088
Federal loans
43.9%
In-state tuition
$8,893
Out-of-state
$17,442
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 707 students received $4.0M in Pell grants, alongside $11.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
707
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.0M
$3,961,574 total
Direct Loans
$11.8M
1,767 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$2.5M
641 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.8M
752 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.0M
187 loan awards
Parent PLUS$2.0M
142 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.5M
45 loan awards
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 676 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.
Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
676
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
9.4%+0.1
2017
8.1%-1.1
2018
6.1%-0.9
2019
2.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* 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 West Liberty
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
469 total completions
01Health Professions
14430.7%
01Health Professions
14430.7%
02Business
10923.2%
02Business
10923.2%
03Education
6814.5%
03Education
6814.5%
04Biological Sciences
5511.7%
04Biological Sciences
5511.7%
05Communication
224.7%
05Communication
224.7%
06Psychology
204.3%
06Psychology
204.3%
07Parks/Recreation
173.6%
07Parks/Recreation
173.6%
08Liberal Arts
173.6%
08Liberal Arts
173.6%
09Visual/Performing Arts
112.3%
09Visual/Performing Arts
112.3%
10Social Sciences
61.3%
10Social Sciences
61.3%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
2,299
12-mo unduplicated
2,569
Undergraduate
2,112
Graduate
457
Gender split
Men
38%966
Women
62%1,603
Race / ethnicity composition
White
81.5%
Two or more
6.9%
Black
5.3%
Non-resident
3.0%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
Hispanic
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
478
297 M · 181 W
Women athletes
37.9%
Athletic aid
$2.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.8M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$886K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$13K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$36K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 11
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
85
66
$431,611
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
85 M · 66 W
Football
97
—
$1,590,971
Football
97 M · —
Soccer
33
32
$509,112
Soccer
33 M · 32 W
Wrestling
45
18
$757,095
Wrestling
45 M · 18 W
Baseball
48
—
$343,498
Baseball
48 M · —
Softball
—
32
$296,515
Softball
— · 32 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,348 students
3-year trend
0.442 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
14
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
1
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
1
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs85
Liquor710
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
140
West Liberty vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions West Liberty selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWest Liberty University | 60% | — | 2,299 | $15,366 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 39% | 92.6% | 1,943 | $9,966 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 37% | 81.9% | 2,055 | $23,405 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 13% | 78.9% | 2,468 | $14,810 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 38% | — | 2,856 | $14,287 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 54% | 53.9% | 3,088 | $17,683 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 39% | 80.4% | 2,384 | $15,088 |
Institutions like West Liberty
Explore the federal data for institutions in West Liberty's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsWest Virginia
Concord University
Grad rate39%Admit rate92.6%Enrollment1,943Net price$9,966View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsArkansas
Henderson State University
Grad rate37%Admit rate81.9%Enrollment2,055Net price$23,405View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsLouisiana
Southern University at New Orleans
Grad rate13%Admit rate78.9%Enrollment2,468Net price$14,810View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsArkansas
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Grad rate38%Admit rate—Enrollment2,856Net price$14,287View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsAlabama
University of Montevallo
Grad rate54%Admit rate53.9%Enrollment3,088Net price$17,683View data
West Liberty Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Team
1 member
- Sarah WestDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Frequently asked questions about West Liberty University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about West Liberty.
What is the graduation rate at West Liberty University?
West Liberty University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend West Liberty University?
West Liberty University reports a total enrollment of 2,299 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at West Liberty University?
The average net price at West Liberty University is $15,366 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at West Liberty University?
West Liberty University's yield rate is 31.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is West Liberty University located?
West Liberty University is located in West Liberty, West Virginia 26074.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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