Potomac State College of West Virginia University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Distant town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
853 students
Smaller than 67% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 41.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassBaccalaureate/associate college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Moorefield25.2 mi
- Martinsburg52.3 mi
- Morgantown53.6 mi
- Elkins58.1 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Potomac State College of West Virginia University, the largest reported group is White (83.2%), followed by Black (5.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0% |
| Black | 5.5% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 4% | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 83.2% | 91.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 1.4% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0.7% | 8.5% |
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Did you know? Potomac State College of West Virginia University
- $13,967average net price after grants for aided students, against $14,844 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $62,910median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 36.3%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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