Colleges / Davis & Elkins College
College · Private nonprofit · Elkins, WV · Town
DEC

Davis & Elkins College

Elkins, WV

Religious affiliation
Address100 Campus Dr, Elkins, WV 26241-3996
Websitewww.dewv.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size661
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

661 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$180k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$73k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$106k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.8k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,578

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
661
Location
Elkins, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Davis and Elkins College, D&E College, D&E
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • International15%
  • Unknown10%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • Two or more races1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students48%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.

Colleges / Davis & Elkins College
College · Private nonprofit · Elkins, WV · Town
DEC

Davis & Elkins College

Elkins, WV

Religious affiliation
Address100 Campus Dr, Elkins, WV 26241-3996
Websitewww.dewv.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate94%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size661
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 94% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

661 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$180k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$73k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$106k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$31.8k
Room & board
$10.8k
Books & supplies
$1,578

How students pay for it.

Pell grants43%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr39%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
661
Location
Elkins, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Size & setting
Four-year · very small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Davis and Elkins College, D&E College, D&E
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White60%
  • International15%
  • Unknown10%
  • Black7%
  • Hispanic6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
  • Two or more races1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students48%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 37

What you can study.