Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$26,835
$18,628
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$8,988
$7,940
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$17,540
$18,242
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
West Liberty University
Shepherd University
Under $30,000
$1,272
$7,948
$30,000–$48,000
$16,784
$11,032
$48,000–$75,000
$18,265
$6,162
$75,000–$110,000
$20,622
$4,894
Over $110,000
$19,749
$10,882
After you start
Measure
West Liberty University
Shepherd University
Undergrads
1,511
2,344
Graduate within 6 years
61%
49%
Come back for year two
69%
71%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$49,503
$54,833
Median debt at graduation
$22,717
$18,978
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