SoutheastTownPublic4-yearHumanities

Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Keyser, WV1,143 students
Acceptance Rate
—
open admission
Median SAT
975
Net Price After Aid
$7.4k
Sticker $12.6k
Graduation Rate
26%
6-year, full-time

Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a public institution in Keyser, WV and 1,143 students. The average net price after financial aid is $7,403 per year.

About Potomac State College of West Virginia University

A public 4-year town university in Keyser, WV.

Potomac State College of West Virginia University campus
Campus · Keyser

Potomac State College of West Virginia University is a college in Keyser, WV. It enrolls roughly 1,143 students.

SoutheastTownPublic4-yearHumanities
Acceptance Rate
—
Open Admission
Total Enrollment
1,143
Small
Retention
60%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
26%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
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Admitted Student GPA
3.05
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. A GPA near 3.05 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  2. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
975
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2127
24
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.05
average

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Potomac State College of West Virginia University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $12,624
Average net price after aid
$7,403
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$5,309
$30,001 – $48,000
$5,317
$48,001 – $75,000
$8,738
$75,001 – $110,000
$10,946
$110,001 +
$12,317

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
38%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
30%
Avg loan $15,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Potomac State College of West Virginia University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
17:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Humanities
51% of degrees awarded
Retention
60%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White34%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black23%
  • Two or more races24%
  • International5%

Gender

  • Female60%
  • Male40%
International
11%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,143

Outcomes after graduation

What Potomac State College of West Virginia University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$55.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
26%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$55.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$15.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$7.4k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$56k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 26% graduation rate is below the national average.

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