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) |
À propos 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.
Réalisation de West Virginia University
The school was first founded as the Agricultural College of West Virginia following the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.
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