| Name | Address | County | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Shepherdstown | Shepherdstown | Jefferson | Incorporated 1784 |
| Randolph Academy | Clarksburg | Harrison | Incorporated 11 December 1797 |
| Charles Town Academy | Charles Town | Jefferson | Incorporated 25 December 1797 |
| Brooke Academy | Wellsburg | Brooke | Incorporated 10 January 1797 |
| Mount Carmel School | West Union | Preston (then Monongalia) | Established 1801 |
| Lewisburg Academy | Lewisburg | Greenbrier | Incorporated 1812 |
| Shepherdstown Academy | Shepherdstown | Jefferson | Incorporated 3 January 1814 |
| Romney Academy | Romney | Hampshire | Incorporated 11 February 1814 |
| Lancasterian Academy | Wheeling | Ohio | Incorporated 10 October 1814 |
| Monongalia Academy | Morgantown | Monongalia | Incorporated 29 November 1814 |
| Mercer Academy | Charleston | Kanawha | Incorporated 29 November 1818 |
| Union Academy | Union | Monroe | Incorporated 27 January 1820 |
| Martinsburg Academy | Martinsburg | Berkeley | Incorporated 28 January 1822 |
| Romney Classical Institute | Romney | Hampshire | Established 1824 |
| Tyler Academy | Middlebourne | Tyler | Incorporated 30 January 1827 |
| Wheeling Academy | Wheeling | Ohio | Incorporated 21 February 1827 |
| Romney Academy | Romney | Hampshire | Incorporated 25 March 1829 |
| Morgantown Female Seminary | Morgantown | Monongalia | Incorporated 23 March 1831 |
| Seymour Academy | Moorefield | Hardy | Incorporated 16 February 1832 |
| Bolivar Academy | Bolivar | Jefferson | Incorporated 16 February 1832 |
| Red Sulphur Seminary | Red Sulphur Springs | Monroe | Opened 15 April 1832 |
| Charles Town Female Academy | Charles Town | Jefferson | Incorporated 15 March 1836 |
| Brickhead and Wells Academy | Sistersville | Tyler | Incorporated 18 January 1837 |
| West Liberty Academy | West Liberty | Ohio | Incorporated 20 March 1837 |
| Marshall Academy | Guyandotte (now Huntington) | Cabell | Incorporated 13 March 1838 |
| Western Virginia Education Society | Pruntytown | Taylor (then Harrison) | Incorporated 28 March 1838 |
| Parkersburg Academy Association | Parkersburg | Wood | Incorporated 5 April 1838 |
| Morgantown Female Academy | Morgantown | Monongalia | Incorporated 30 January 1839 |
| Cove Academy | Holliday's Cove | Hancock (then Brooke) | Incorporated 6 April 1839 |
| Bethany College | Bethany | Brooke | Incorporated 1840 |
| Preston Academy | Kingwood | Preston | Incorporated 2 January 1841 |
| Huntersville Academy | Huntersville | Pocahontas | Incorporated 18 January1842 |
| Asbury Academy | Parkersburg | Wood | Incorporated 8 February 1842 |
| Little Levels Academy | Hillsboro | Pocahontas | Incorporated 14 February 1842 |
| Rector College | Pruntytown | Taylor | Incorporated 14 February 1842 |
| Greenbank Academy | Greenbank | Pocahontas | Incorporated 26 March 1842 |
| Northwestern Academy | Clarksburg | Harrison | Incorporated 26 March 1842 |
| Brandon Academy | Brandonville | Preston | Incorporated 27 March 1843 |
| Weston Academy | Weston | Lewis | Incorporated 18 January 1844 |
| Potomac Seminary | Romney | Hampshire | Incorporated 12 December 1846 |
| Male and Female Academy | Buckhannon | Upshur (then Lewis) | Incorporated 1 February 1847 |
| Lewis County Seminary | Weston | Lewis | Incorporated 20 March 1847 |
| Marshall Academy | Moundsville | Marshall | Incorporated 19 March 1847 |
| Wheeling Female Seminary | Wheeling | Ohio | Incorporated 24 January 1848 |
| Buffalo Academy | Buffalo | Putnam | Incorporated 16 March 1849 |
| Academy of the Visitation | Wheeling | Ohio | Incorporated 14 March 1850 |
| Jane Lew Academy | Jane Lew | Lewis | Incorporated 16 March 1850 |
| Wellsburg Female Academy | Wellsburg | Brooke | Incorporated 17 March 1851 |
| Meade Collegiate Institute | Parkersburg | Wood | Incorporated 21 March 1851 |
| South Branch Academical Institute | Moorefield | Hardy | Incorporated 31 March 1851 |
| Fairmont Academy | Fairmont | Marion | Incorporated 17 February 1852 |
| Wheeling Female Seminary | Wheeling | Ohio | Incorporated 10 January 1853 |
| West Union Academy | West Union | Doddridge | Incorporated 16 April 1852 |
| Morgan Academy | Berkeley Springs | Morgan | Incorporated 10 January 1853 |
| Logan Institute | Logan Court House | Logan | Incorporated 21 February 1853 |
| Ashton Academy | Mercer's Bottom | Mason | Incorporated 7 January 1856 |
| Point Pleasant Academy | Point Pleasant | Mason | Incorporated 26 February 1856 |
| Polytechnic College | Aracoma | Logan | Incorporated 28 February 1856 |
| Fairmont Male and Female Seminary | Fairmont | Marion | Incorporated 12 March 1856 |
| Harpers Ferry Female Institute | Harpers Ferry | Jefferson | Incorporated 18 March 1856 |
| Woodburn Female Seminary | Morgantown | Monongalia | Incorporated 4 January 1858 |
| Lewisburg Female Institute | Lewisburg | Greenbrier | Incorporated 7 April 1858 |
| Levelton Male and Female College | Hillsboro | Pocahontas | Incorporated 27 February 1860 |
| Union College | Union | Monroe | Incorporated 28 March 1860 |
| Parkersburg Classical and Scientific Institute | Parkersburg | Wood | Incorporated 18 March 1861 |