West Virginia University

West Virginia University
Latin: Collegium (Universitas) Occidentalis Virginia
Former name
Agricultural College of West Virginia (1867–1868)[1]
MottoΠίστει τὴν ἀρετήν, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν (Koine Greek)
Motto in English
"Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge" (2 Peter 1:5 KJV)
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedFebruary 7, 1867 (1867-02-07)
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$875.1 million (2022)[2]
PresidentE. Gordon Gee[3]
ProvostMaryanne Reed[4]
Academic staff
1,870
Administrative staff
7,566
Students29,933 (all campuses)[5]
Undergraduates21,086 (Morgantown)[6]

1,300 (Keyser)[7]

1,794 (Beckley)[8]
Postgraduates4,263 (Morgantown)[6]
1,490 (Morgantown)[6]
Location, ,
United States

39°38′45″N 79°58′11″W / 39.6458°N 79.9697°W / 39.6458; -79.9697
CampusSmall city[9], 1,892 acres (7.66 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Daily Athenaeum
ColorsGold and blue[10]
   
NicknameMountaineers
Sporting affiliations
MascotThe Mountaineer
Websitewww.wvu.edu

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Timeline – WVU 150th Anniversary". West Virginia University. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). April 21, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "WVU Board begins process to extend President Gee's contract". WVU Today. West Virginia University. April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Maryanne Reed named provost at West Virginia University". WVU Today. West Virginia University. April 17, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "WVU Facts". West Virginia University. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Headcount Enrollment–Total University–Main Campus, Fall 2004–Fall 2019". West Virginia University. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Enrollment–WVU–Potomac State College, Fall 2018–Fall 2019". West Virginia University. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "West Virginia University–Institute of Technology–Fall Enrollment, Comparison Fall 2018 to Fall 2019". West Virginia University. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "West Virginia University Facts".
  10. ^ "WVU Brand Center". Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "About WVU". West Virginia University. Retrieved May 23, 2019.