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West Virginia University

West Virginia University
PO Box 6201
Morgantown, WV 26506

Official telephone: (304) 293-0111
Fax number: (304) 293-3080
Website: https://www.wvu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 21,086
Full-time undergraduates: 19,369
Part-time undergraduates: 1,717
Total graduate students: 5,753
Full-time graduate students: 4,187
Part-time graduate students: 1,566
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
80.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,892 acres
Nearest major city: Pittsburgh

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1800
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Residential Hall Association; Alpha Phi Omega; WVU Greek System; Mountaineer Maniacs; Campus Crusade for Christ

ATHLETICS

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1-A, NCAA Div. I-A
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's rifleryyes 
Men's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's socceryes 
Men's swimming and divingyes 
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyes 
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crewyes 
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's gymnasticsyes 
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rifleryyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; archery; basketball; baseball; bowling; cheerleading; crew; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; riflery; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Pittsburgh International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 79% within six months of graduation

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