First-Gen Fit Rankings: West Virginia

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 21 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 1 Excellent (80+) ✅ 8 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 10 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 2 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot	97 🏆 Excellent	—	91%	—	—
2	Salem University Salem	75 ✅ Good	—	74.6%	$9,886	54.8%
3	Concord University Athens	68 ✅ Good	—	49.5%	$8,021	64.8%
4	Marshall University Huntington	67 ✅ Good	—	38.7%	$4,648	72.2%
5	American Public University System Charles Town	66 ✅ Good	—	24.6%	$9,335	97.1%
6	Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope	62 ✅ Good	—	41.9%	$8,772	65.7%
7	Fairmont State University Fairmont	61 ✅ Good	—	34.3%	$8,434	67.4%
8	Bluefield State University Bluefield	60 ✅ Good	—	44.4%	$11,810	54.8%
9	Shepherd University Shepherdstown	60 ✅ Good	—	29.4%	$7,906	71.4%
10	Davis & Elkins College Elkins	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.3%	$15,999	65.2%
11	Bethany College Bethany	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	51.2%	$14,315	53.8%
12	West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.4%	$6,998	61.8%
13	West Virginia University Morgantown	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.6%	$9,450	83.4%
14	West Liberty University West Liberty	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.9%	$12,714	68.9%
15	West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.6%	$12,611	67.3%
16	West Virginia State University Institute	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.1%	$9,457	56.7%
17	University of Charleston Charleston	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.4%	$21,427	74.8%
18	Catholic International University Charles Town	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.4%	$14,775	—
19	Wheeling University Wheeling	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.6%	$17,739	53.7%
20	West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
21	Future Generations University Franklin	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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