Safest Colleges in West Virginia
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope · community | 0 | $11,579 | 62.1% | $37,467 | 77.8% |
| 2 | Bluefield State University Bluefield · public | 0 | $13,684 | 50.9% | $38,217 | 97.2% |
| 3 | Davis & Elkins College Elkins · private | 0 | $18,273 | 53.8% | $43,411 | 94.3% |
| 4 | Glenville State University Glenville · public | 0 | $14,006 | 40.6% | $39,315 | — |
| 5 | Huntington Junior College Huntington · private | 0 | $9,422 | 30.7% | $21,783 | — |
| 6 | West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg · community | 0 | $1,807 | 34.6% | $35,171 | — |
| 7 | Salem University Salem · private | 0 | $12,303 | 42.6% | $34,642 | — |
| 8 | Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Logan · community | 0 | $10,321 | 26.9% | $32,153 | — |
| 9 | West Liberty University West Liberty · public | 0 | $15,366 | 61.3% | $43,296 | 97.3% |
| 10 | West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon · private | 0 | $18,083 | 55.1% | $51,593 | 93.3% |
| 11 | West Virginia Junior College-Charleston Cross Lanes · community | 0 | $12,887 | 64.3% | $27,472 | — |
| 12 | West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown · community | 0 | $15,520 | 70.9% | $31,912 | — |
| 13 | West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling · community | 0 | $5,329 | 35.3% | $30,162 | — |
| 14 | Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg · community | 0 | $25,751 | 69.2% | $24,900 | — |
| 15 | Carver Career Center Charleston · public | 0 | $6,941 | 88.5% | $33,739 | — |
| 16 | Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield · community | 0 | $8,095 | 33.7% | $31,636 | — |
| 17 | Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington · community | 0 | $8,083 | 40.5% | $28,951 | — |
| 18 | Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg · community | 0 | $4,641 | 42.5% | $39,293 | — |
| 19 | New River Community and Technical College Beaver · community | 0 | $3,599 | 25.0% | $29,073 | — |
| 20 | American Public University System Charles Town · private | 0 | $9,597 | 26.4% | $44,409 | — |
| 21 | BridgeValley Community & Technical College South Charleston · community | 0 | $4,565 | 41.0% | $36,432 | — |
| 22 | University of Charleston Charleston · private | 0.333 | $22,107 | 54.3% | $55,774 | 61.5% |
| 23 | Concord University Athens · public | 0.333 | $9,966 | 45.7% | $42,703 | 92.6% |
| 24 | Fairmont State University Fairmont · public | 0.333 | $9,032 | 54.4% | $46,857 | 98.6% |
| 25 | Marshall University Huntington · public | 0.333 | $7,502 | 54.2% | $46,354 | 95.7% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.