Wheeling, West Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Wheeling University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Wheeling, West Virginia. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 774 students in fall 2024, including 619 undergraduates and 155 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Wheeling University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 203 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Mission
Mission Life | The Catholic traditions of educational excellence and service to others guide all of the programs at Wheeling University. By integrating learning, research and economic development with classical knowledge and Christian revelation, the University seeks to foster competence, creativity and innovation throughout and beyond the campus community. Graduates of the University enter the world of work with socially responsible goals, a life long appetite for learning and the desire to make our universe a better place.
Key figures
774
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
203
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 24
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
126
Master's degrees
59
Professional doctorates
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
774
Undergraduates, fall 2024
619
Graduate students, fall 2024
155
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
874
Undergraduates, 2024-25
683
Graduate students, 2024-25
191
Full-time, 2024-25
91%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
45%
Men
55%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
17%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain East Conference
President
Dianna Vargo
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit