Campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College

    West Virginia Wesleyan College

    Buckhannon, WV, United States

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    • Private nonprofit
    • Baccalaureate college
    • NCAA Division II
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    West Virginia Wesleyan College Rankings & Recognition

    West Virginia Wesleyan College appears in 1 of CollegesRef's value rankings by major. Its best placement is #575 of 686 for nursing, and #7 of 8 ranked colleges in West Virginia.

    West Virginia Wesleyan College rankings by major

    Source: CollegesRef value rankings from U.S. College Scorecard data, 2025

    Each ranking compares bachelor's programs in one field. A college's value score is the weighted average of four percentiles among the ranked colleges: graduate earnings, average net price, debt compared with earnings, and graduation rate. Percentiles here are 100 for the best figure in the field. How the rankings work

    Nursing

    Ranked #575 of 686 for value

    Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · 23 graduates

    Earnings 4 yrs after
    $80,901
    Ranked-college median: $85,171
    Median debt
    $27,000
    Ranked-college median: $20,938

    Value score 31.8 of 100 · #7 of 8 in West Virginia

    Graduate earnings · 40% of score
    31th percentile
    Average net price (lower is better) · 25% of score
    50th percentile
    Debt compared with earnings (lower is better) · 20% of score
    7th percentile
    Graduation rate · 15% of score
    35th percentile

    Average net price $17,980 (median $18,014) · graduation rate 50% · debt is 33% of earnings

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    Carnegie Classification

    Baccalaureate college

    A Bachelor’s Degree College with diverse academic fields

    Athletics

    NCAA Division II

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