Wheeling University Teaching Programs

Wheeling University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Wheeling, West Virginia. Wheeling is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Wheeling University?

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

How Do I Get Into Wheeling University?

You can apply to Wheeling University online at: https://www.wheeling.edu/admissions/apply-for-admission/

Admission Requirements for Wheeling University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wheeling University?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Wheeling University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to Wheeling University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 590. Math scores were between 430 and 590.

Wheeling University received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Wheeling University?

The overall average net price of Wheeling University is $24,320. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wheeling University, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $8,524 a year. That adds up to $34,096 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wheeling University is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wheeling University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 599 undergraduate students at Wheeling University, with 506 being full-time and 93 being part-time.

There are also 101 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 506 full-time undergraduates at Wheeling University, 65% are male and 35% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wheeling University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	186
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	139

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Wheeling University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at Wheeling University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Congo, Venezuela, and Canada.

Online Learning at Wheeling University

In 2020-2021, 670 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wheeling University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 6th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Wheeling University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wheeling University was 8.4%. This is the #1,051 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wheeling University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ibagli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.