West Virginia University
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser, and clinical campuses for the university's medical and school at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston and the Eastern Division at the WVU Medicine Berkeley and Jefferson Medical Centers. WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all 55 West Virginia counties.
Former name
Agricultural College of West Virginia (1867–1868)[1]
Πίστει τὴν ἀρετήν, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν (Koine Greek)
February 7, 1867
- CONAHEC
- WVHEPC
- Space-grant
$875.1 million (2022)[2]
Maryanne Reed[4]
1,870
7,566
29,933 (all campuses)[5]
4,263 (Morgantown)[6]
1,490 (Morgantown)[6]
Small city[9], 1,892 acres (7.66 km2)
Gold and blue[10]
Enrollment for the Fall 2021 semester was 25,474 for the main campus, while enrollment across all three non-clinical campuses was 28,267.[5] The Morgantown campus offers more than 350 bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs throughout 13 colleges and schools, including that state's only law and dental schools.[11] Faculty and alumni include 25 Truman Scholars, 47 Goldwater Scholars, 88 Gilman Scholars, 70 Fulbright Scholars, and 25 Rhodes Scholars.[11]
Official website
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