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College costs in West Virginia

All 38 colleges in West Virginia, 24 four-year and 14 two-year. Median published tuition and fees at the four-year schools is $10,240, rising about 3.3% a year, faster than the national median of 2.6%. 12 of the four-year schools are public. 4 show a tuition freeze or guarantee.

Four-year colleges (24)

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Alderson Broaddus University	private	$31,500	3.7%
American Public University System	private	$8,400	3.1%
Appalachian Bible College	private	$18,230	3.3%
Bethany College	private	$34,126	3.2%
Bluefield State University	public	$10,240	6.5%
Catholic Distance University	private	$9,600	-0.8%
Concord University	public	$9,700	4.4%
Davis & Elkins College	private	$31,270	1.4%
Fairmont State University	public	$8,454	3.3%
Glenville State University	public	$9,412	3.9%
Marshall University	public	$8,942	3.6%
Potomac State College of West Virginia University	public	$5,040	4.2%
Salem University	private	$10,750	-5.4%
Shepherd University	public	$8,642	3.1%
Strayer University-West Virginia	private	$13,920	0.8%
University of Charleston	private	$21,610	1.6%
Valley College-Martinsburg	private	$11,150	n/a
West Liberty University	public	$8,732	3.5%
West Virginia State University	public	$9,499	4.8%
West Virginia University	public	$11,064	3.4%
West Virginia University at Parkersburg	public	$5,248	6.7%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	public	$8,064	3.2%
West Virginia Wesleyan College	private	$33,494	2.1%
Wheeling University	private	$29,475	0.6%

Two-year colleges (14)

Community and technical colleges, projected over two years rather than four.

School	Sector	Tuition & fees	Growth / yr
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	public	$4,344	2.7%
BridgeValley Community & Technical College	public	$5,282	2.6%
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College	public	$4,288	4.3%
Huntington Junior College	private	$10,050	2.9%
Mountain State College	private	$8,665	0.6%
Mountwest Community and Technical College	public	$4,818	3.5%
New River Community and Technical College	public	$5,158	4.2%
Pierpont Community and Technical College	public	$5,594	2.6%
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College	public	$4,944	4.7%
Valley College-Beckley	private	$14,200	6.5%
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport	private	$14,747	1.7%
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	private	$14,544	1.6%
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown	private	$14,313	1.0%
West Virginia Northern Community College	public	$4,544	4.1%

Published rates before aid, from federal IPEDS data through 2023. Projections are estimates, not quotes. See the methodology, or browse another state.