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Statement · Parkersburg, WV

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $723 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $9,420.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $35,171 ten years after entering, the 5th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 9% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,765

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $9,420 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $50 and $7,562 a year depending on income at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Statement of cost · West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$9,420
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$723
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$1,807
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,612

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $723; $30–48k: $50; $48–75k: $1,589; $75–110k: $5,407; over $110k: $7,562. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$723
$30k–$48k$50
$48k–$75k$1,589
$75k–$110k$5,407
Over $110k$7,562

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $35,171; the median graduate who borrowed owes $12,570.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$31,076
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,355
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
5th percentile among public 4-years
$35,171
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
22nd percentile among public 4-years
$12,570
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$8,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $31,076; 8 yrs after entry: $32,355; 10 yrs after entry: $35,171. Median graduate debt: $12,570. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $12,570.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$31,076
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$32,355
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$35,171
Median graduate debt$12,570

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree125$43,227$18,557
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree76$40,837$11,610
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree60$69,157$20,103
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree48$43,334$13,172
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma27$31,458not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree25not reported$18,223
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree21$44,442$11,182
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree21$30,179not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree20not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree17not reportednot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reportednot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma13not reported$16,316
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree13$43,339not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree10not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10$52,614not reported
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9not reportednot reported
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree8$60,962not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

West Virginia University at Parkersburg: 1,868 undergraduates; 33% of students receive Pell grants.

Admission rate

not reported

Undergraduates

1,868

24th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

33%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

53rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

9%

finish within 150% of normal time

1st percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

45%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$25,134

29th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k42%
  • $30k–$48k19%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k42%
$30k–$48k19%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.