After West Virginia Wesleyan College: graduation, pay and debt
Buckhannon, West Virginia · Private · 954 undergrads
49% of West Virginia Wesleyan College students finish within six years, the typical student earns $55,361 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $26,837 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$55.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
49%
finish within six years.
39%
finish in four years.
67%
of first-years come back for year two.
$26.8k
median federal debt at graduation.
64%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
39%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
49%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
67%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
366
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
55%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
37%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
395
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$44,611
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$55,361
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
59%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$26,837
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$15,750
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,125
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$18,793
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
64%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
72%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers