Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Keyser, WV

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 998
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, very small, highly residential // full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)

First generation college students: 30.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 53.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 35.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 24.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 17.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 80.3%
Black: 6.5%
Hispanic: 3.3%
Asian: 0.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 6.1%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 2.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,778
In-State tuition: $4,608
Out-of-State tuition: $11,760

Estimated books and supplies: $950 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $9,006 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,750 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,580 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,750 (2022)

Average Family Income: $82,201 (2017)
Median Family Income: $60,096 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 41.9%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $22,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $239 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $6,197
$30k-48k $5,919
$48k-75k $9,989
$75k-110k $11,481
$110k+ $12,147

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 24%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $22,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,864 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,146 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,336 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 67.2% (2015)
@3 year 71.8% (2017)
@5 year 78.9% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 44.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 48.3% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $41,408 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $54,180 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Forestry. 9
Associate's Degree Journalism. 1
Associate's Degree Information Science/Studies. 5
Associate's Degree Agriculture, General. 15
Associate's Degree Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other. 10
Associate's Degree Education, General. 24 $11,050 $117
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 12
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 84 $12,000 $127 $19,868 ($1,656) $29,703 ($2,475)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 37 $25,000 $214 $35,394 ($2,950) $44,412 ($3,701)
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 15 $41,627 ($3,469)
Associate's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 16
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $58,599
Full time faculty: 80%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 17.0

School's endowment start of year: $6,449,415 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $8,380,456 (2022)