Wheeling University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wheeling University is a private master's university in Wheeling, WV (city setting), with 588 undergraduates (38% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 75% of 2,103 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $45,287 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $19,164 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 32% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, health professions & nursing. The campus reported 1.29 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wheeling University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 32%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $29,475
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 1 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wheeling University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wheeling University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 34 | — | 3 | $573k | $16,867 | — | |
| Baseball | Mountain East Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $575k | $14,753 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $593k | $28,252 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain East Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $673k | $29,240 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Mountain East Conference | 130 | — | 1 | $2.4M | $18,430 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $170k | $15,446 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain East Conference | 6 | — | 2 | $73k | $12,108 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 32 | — | 3 | $354k | $11,052 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Mountain East Conference | 23 | — | 2 | $531k | $23,067 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain East Conference | 39 | — | 1 | $493k | $12,640 | — | |
| Softball | Mountain East Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $434k | $18,847 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 17 | — | 3 | $222k | $13,057 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great Midwest Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 3 | $214k | $15,312 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 53 | — | 1 | $271k | $5,115 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain East Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $165k | $3,938 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain East Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $441k | $19,187 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Mountain East Conference | 19 | — | 3 | $409k | $21,524 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Mountain East Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.