Glenville State University
Public College in Glenville, WV. Six-year graduation rate 41%. Median 10-year earnings $39,315.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $39,315, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 41%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.64 — elevated (above 0.60)
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 41%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 55% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 19% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 13:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,196 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $13,798 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $10,884 at $0–30k against $16,985 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid is widespread — 92% of students receive it, averaging $8,854. 58% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 254 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,884 |
| $30–48k | $13,210 |
| $48–75k | $14,878 |
| $75–110k | $16,498 |
| $110k+ | $16,985 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 694 of these 1,196 students, totalling $3,757,857 — an average of $5,415 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Gilmer County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)