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Located in Philippi, West Virginia, Alderson Broaddus University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Alderson Broaddus University is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Alderson Broaddus University?

Contact details for Alderson Broaddus University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	101 College Hill Drive, Philippi, WV 26416-2035
Phone:	304-457-1700
Website:	ab.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/abu1871
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/abu1871

Can I Afford Alderson Broaddus University?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Alderson Broaddus University paid $1,040 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$31,200	$31,200
Fees	$300	$300
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$10,170	$10,170
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,067	$3,067

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Alderson Broaddus University, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $9,250 a year. That adds up to $37,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Alderson Broaddus University is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Alderson Broaddus University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 750 undergraduate students at Alderson Broaddus University, with 668 being full-time and 82 being part-time.

There are also 78 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 668 full-time undergraduates at Alderson Broaddus University, 63% are male and 37% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Alderson Broaddus University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	202
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	357
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Alderson Broaddus University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Alderson Broaddus University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Spain, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Alderson Broaddus University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Alderson Broaddus University. In 2020-2021, 408 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Alderson Broaddus University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Alderson Broaddus University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Alderson Broaddus University was 191.5%. This is the #231 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Alderson Broaddus University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Valerius Tygart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.