unitid 237686 · Parkersburg, WV · public 4-year · rural (fringe)
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
- enrollment 2023
- 2,765
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,868
24th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
33%
undergrads on Pell grants
53rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
9%
finish within 150% time
1st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$9,420
1st pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$1,807
after aid, aided students
1st pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$35,171
after entry, Title IV students
5th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$12,570
22nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $723 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k42%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $25,134
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,612
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 125 | $43,227 | $18,557 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 76 | $40,837 | $11,610 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 60 | $69,157 | $20,103 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 48 | $43,334 | $13,172 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 27 | $31,458 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 25 | — | $18,223 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 21 | $44,442 | $11,182 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 21 | $30,179 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 17 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 14 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 13 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.