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Glenville State University

Glenville, West Virginia · Remote rural

Admit rate
$14,006
Avg net price
34%
Graduation rate
$39,315
Median earnings

Glenville State University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Glenville, West Virginia (remote rural setting), enrolling 1,096 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,096 undergradsRemote ruralNCAA Division II with football · Mountain East ConferenceCold winters

About Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, along the Little Kanawha River. Later, the community was named Glenville because of its location in a glen. The first grist mill in present-day Gilmer County was constructed there in 1812. The first courthouse was completed in 1850, the second in 1872, and the current courthouse in 1923. In 1950, folklorist Patrick Gainer established the West Virginia State Folk Festival at the college. It has been held each June since then, making it one of the two oldest such events in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
183 miles
Nearest airport
41 miles to North Central West Virginia (CKB)

How Glenville State University compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 15% · #16 of 20 in West Virginia

First-year retention55%

Higher than 9%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,315

Higher than 13% · #16 of 19 in West Virginia

Average net price$14,006

Cheaper than 77% · #11 cheapest of 19 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment1,096

Larger than 40%

Percentiles compare Glenville State University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in West Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,176students
  • Undergraduate1,09693%
  • Graduate807%

Undergraduates by gender

1,096undergrads
  • Women48444%
  • Men61256%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic4.7%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,096
Graduate enrollment
80
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$28,906
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$59,571
Endowment
$19,682,904

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 305 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From West Virginia78%
  • Other U.S. states21%
  • International1.0%

Most first-years stay in state — Glenville State University draws overwhelmingly from West Virginia.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,578
Out-of-state tuition
$11,354
Room & board
$13,386
Books & supplies
$1,140
Total cost of attendance
$23,591
Average net price
$14,006

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
34%
Graduated on time (4 years)
34%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,917
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,315
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
43%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
34%
Low-income (Pell)
17%
First-generation
15%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
691
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
63%
Housing charge (year)
$6,134
Meal plan (year)
$5,350
Application fee
$20
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Mountain East Conference
Varsity athletes
581 (340 men · 241 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)174
Football110
Other Sports49
Basketball47
Baseball41
Wrestling41
Softball32
Soccer31
Volleyball29
Golf27

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,765 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,884
$30–48k
$13,210
$48–75k
$14,878
$75–110k
$16,498
$110k+
$16,985

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$59,512

$14,878/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

68%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,840
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 68% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,840. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 281 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$39,315
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
64%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,492
Men
$45,391

Men out-earn women by $13,899 (44%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
47.1″
Annual snow
22.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glenville, WV US station (0.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.