Wheeling University

Wheeling University is a private nonprofit college in Wheeling, WV. Its average net price is $11,350 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,023
$30,001 to $48,000$11,069
$48,001 to $75,000$11,441
$75,001 to $110,000$11,577
$110,001 and up$12,349
$31,090Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$31,090Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,350Average Net Price
$13,720Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,240Books and Supplies
$2,192Other Expenses
33.8%Students on Pell Grants
55.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

63.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$47,975
8 years after entry$55,403
10 years after entry$64,655
35.9%Graduation Rate
53.7%Retention Rate
$23,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Wheeling, WVLocation
Small citySetting
589Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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