West Liberty University Business Programs

West Liberty University is a public institution located in West Liberty, West Virginia. The rural area surrounding West Liberty University is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

West Liberty University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at West Liberty University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#98	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is West Liberty University?

Contact details for West Liberty University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	208 University Drive, West Liberty, WV 26074
Phone:	304-336-5000
Website:	www.westliberty.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WestLiberty
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wlumedia

How Do I Get Into West Liberty University?

You can apply to West Liberty University online at: www.westliberty.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Admission Requirements for West Liberty University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into West Liberty University?

West Liberty University has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Average Test Scores

About 27% of students accepted to West Liberty University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 440 and 540.

West Liberty University received ACT scores from 73% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford West Liberty University?

The overall average net price of West Liberty University is $24,090. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At West Liberty University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,587 a year. That adds up to $42,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Liberty University is 6.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

West Liberty University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,125 undergraduate students at West Liberty University, with 1,767 being full-time and 358 being part-time.

There are also 356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,767 full-time undergraduates at West Liberty University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Liberty University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	1,363
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	250

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at West Liberty University. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at West Liberty University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Congo, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at West Liberty University

In 2019-2020, 916 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Liberty University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of West Liberty University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at West Liberty University was 18.5%. This is the #979 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Liberty University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

West Liberty University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	74	50	124
Organizational Leadership	0	8	8
Information Resources Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	74	58	132

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

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