by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wheeling University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Wheeling University is ranked #859 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wheeling University held the #1,202 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wheeling University also holds the #3 spot on the Best Colleges in West Virginia ranking.
Wheeling University has an acceptance rate of 73%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Wheeling University, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wheeling University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wheeling University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 582 undergraduates at Wheeling University with 476 being full-time and 106 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,119 | $17,151 | $18,947 | $21,894 | $21,780 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wheeling University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wheeling University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,076 a year. That adds up to $28,304 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Wheeling University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 316 Washington Ave, Wheeling, WV 26003 |
| Phone: | 304-243-2000 |
| Website: | www.wheeling.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 47 | $38,212 |
| Nursing | 35 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 17 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 11 | NA |
| General Psychology | 5 | NA |
| General Education | 4 | NA |
| General Biology | 3 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 3 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 459 students took at least one online class at Wheeling University. This is a decrease from the 670 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 459 | 113 |
| 2021-2022 | 670 | 35 |
| 2020-2021 | 857 | 222 |
| 2018-2019 | 364 | 135 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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