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West Virginia University

Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Nickname
Mountaineers
Established
1867
West Virginia University

West Virginia University 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 a second clinical campus for the university's medical and dental schools at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston. WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all of West Virginia's 55 counties. Enrollment for the Fall 2018 semester was 26,839 for the main campus, while enrollment across all three non-clinical campuses was 29,933. The Morgantown campus offers 350+ bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs throughout 14 colleges and schools.

Former name Agricultural College of West Virginia (February 7, 1867 – December 4, 1868)
Motto Πίστει τὴν ἀρετήν, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀρετῇ τὴν γνῶσιν (Koine Greek)
Motto (English) Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge (2 Peter 1:5 KJV)
Type Public flagship land-grant research university
Established February 7, 1867
Academic affiliations ORAU, SURA, WVHEPC, Space-grant
Endowment $611.3 million (2020)
President E. Gordon Gee
Provost Maryanne Reed
Academic staff 1,870
Administrative staff 7,566
Students 29,933 (All campuses)
Undergraduates 21,086 (Morgantown) • 1,300 (Keyser) • 1,794 (Beckley)
Postgraduates 4,263 (Morgantown)
Doctoral students 1,490 (Morgantown)
Campus College Town, 913 acres
Colors Old Gold and Blue
Mascot The Mountaineer
Sporting affiliations NCAA Division I (Big 12), ACHA Division I (CHMA)

Acerca de West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia-based research-intensive university that enrolls around 30,000 students annually. The school has produced over 20 Rhodes Scholars.

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The school was first founded as the Agricultural College of West Virginia following the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. 

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Información más reciente sobre West Virginia University actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.