Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$18,628
$26,835
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$7,940
$8,988
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$18,242
$17,540
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Shepherd University
West Liberty University
Under $30,000
$7,948
$1,272
$30,000–$48,000
$11,032
$16,784
$48,000–$75,000
$6,162
$18,265
$75,000–$110,000
$4,894
$20,622
Over $110,000
$10,882
$19,749
After you start
Measure
Shepherd University
West Liberty University
Undergrads
2,344
1,511
Graduate within 6 years
49%
61%
Come back for year two
71%
69%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$54,833
$49,503
Median debt at graduation
$18,978
$22,717
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers