West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia · Private · 954 undergraduates · wvwc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
93%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
892 to 1160
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$54,420Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at West Virginia Wesleyan College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
93% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,420
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,420 sticker price
What to do with your 1030
Send your score
About 47% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 920, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Undergraduate Admissions - West Virginia Wesleyan College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
93%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 892 to 1160
Reading and Writing 472 to 600
Math 420 to 560
ACT composite 16 to 23
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$54,420
a year
- Tuition$36,210
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$14,161
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,812
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,759
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,605
- Over $110,000$24,805
Financial aidEstimate
90%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$29,150
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
West Virginia programs for residents
Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.25+ GPA, Elementary or special education track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
- 3.25+ GPA, Math or science teaching track; HS senior or recent grad with no prior degree-seeking enrollment; enroll in approved WV teacher-prep program; 5-year WV public school teaching service obligation, from West Virginia
PROMISE Scholarship
$5,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, 1080+ SAT or 21+ ACT, Standard (single tier); Complete HS graduation requirements at a WV public or private HS; Promise application + FAFSA by March 1, 2027; full-time first-year; apply within 2 years of HS graduation; U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,620Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
50%
Come back for a second year
67%
Typical earnings
$55,361
a year, 10 years after starting here
- West Virginia Wesleyan College$60,802
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 8 majors here have earnings data.
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