West Virginia University
Former name | Agricultural College of West Virginia (1867–1868) |
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| Motto | Πίστει 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) |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | February 7, 1867 |
| Accreditation | HLC |
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| Endowment | $843.62 million (2023) |
| President | E. Gordon Gee |
| Provost | Maryanne Reed |
Academic staff | 1,870 |
Administrative staff | 7,566 |
| Students | 24,200 (fall 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 18,616 (fall 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 5,584 (fall 2023) |
| Location | , , United States 39°38′45″N 79°58′11″W / 39.6458°N 79.9697°W |
| Campus | Small city, 1,892 acres (7.66 km2) |
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| Newspaper | The Daily Athenaeum |
| Colors | Old Gold and Blue |
| Nickname | Mountaineers |
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| Mascot | The Mountaineer |
| Website | www |
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 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 school at the Charleston Area Medical Center and Eastern Campus in Martinsburg. WVU Extension Service provides outreach with offices in all 55 West Virginia counties.
Enrollment for the fall 2023 semester was 24,200 for the main campus, while enrollment across all three non-clinical campuses was 26,791. 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. Faculty and alumni include 25 Truman Scholars, 47 Goldwater Scholars, 88 Gilman Scholars, 70 Fulbright Scholars, and 25 Rhodes Scholars.