West Liberty University Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
1,511 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 34.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Bethany3.6 mi
- Wheeling8 mi
- Morgantown50.2 mi
- Fairmont52.5 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 West Liberty University, the largest reported group is White (81.5%), followed by Two or more races (6.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Black | 5.3% | 1.4% |
| Hispanic | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0% |
| White | 81.5% | 93.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 3% | 0% |
| Unknown | 2.1% | 0% |
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- 97.3%West Liberty University admitted 1,186 of 1,606 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 31.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 375 of 1,186.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $8,988average net price after grants for aided students, against $17,442 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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