| Screen last updated on: January 12, 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
11,484 men, 9,661 women, 21,145 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
10,861 men, 8,887 women, 19,748 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
623 men, 774 women, 1,397 total |
| Total graduate students: |
2,194 men, 3,401 women, 5,595 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
1,359 men, 1,724 women, 3,083 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
835 men, 1,677 women, 2,512 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
21 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
42% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 3.3% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 2.2% | Hispanic |
| 89.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.8% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 1.7% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 3.2% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 1.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 1.8% | Hispanic |
| 89.8% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.7% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 1.2% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
1,456 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Morgantown |
| Population of city/town: |
60,000 |
| Locations of branch/satellite campuses: |
Branch campuses in Montgomery, Keyser, and Parkersburg; regional learning centers in Charleston, Clarksburg, Potomac State, Shepherd College, and West Liberty |
| Nearest major city: |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
75 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
379,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.wvu.edu/CampusMap |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
No. There are not enough room available for all students, so only freshmen are required to stay in university housing. |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms
- women's dorms
- men's dorms
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including special interest floors, Operation Jump Start
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
84% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
25% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
75% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All unmarried first-year students without dependents must live on campus unless living with family near campus. |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in university buildings. Alcohol is not prohibited in any residence hall, and beer is only allowed in one area of the Student Union for stduents of legal age. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
3500 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Health science, law, and math libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Museums, creative arts center, arboretum, herbarium, planetarium, experimental farms, software development center, fluidization center, center for Black culture and research, cancer research center, natatorium, coliseum, stadium, recreation center. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
14 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
13 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
12% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
9 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
8 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
13% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Daily Athenaeum |
| Number of honor societies: |
28 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
300 |
| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Many religious, minority, and international student groups. Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups. |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Ed Pastilong,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Terri Howes,
Associate Athletic Director Title: |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director
Ed Pastilong
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6009
Morgantown, WV 26506-6009 |
| School colors: |
old gold and blue |
| School mascot: |
Mountaineer |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Big East Conference (Division I, Football I-A), Eastern Wrestling League (Division I) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's football | yes | NCAA Div. I-A |
| Men's riflery | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's wrestling | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's crew | yes | |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's gymnastics | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's riflery | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's swimming | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
16% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
76% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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coliseum, football stadium, halls, intramural fields, natatorium, recreational center, track (indoor/outdoor), and swimming pool |
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| Club sports for men: |
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baseball, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, paintball, rugby, skiing, snowboarding, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee |
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| Club sports for women: |
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crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, lacrosse, rugby, skiing, soccer, softball, snowboarding, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Pittsburgh, PA (75 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Morgantown (5 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Connellsville, PA (40 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Pittsburgh, PA (75 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
17% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
55% within six months of graduation, 65% within one year of graduation, 75% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Northrop Grumman, Siemens Energy, Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Dow Chemical, Schlumberger, Milliken & Company, Microsoft, Raytheon Company, FedEx Ground, NAVAIR, NASA, Westinghouse, Deloitte Consulting, Grant Thornton, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Yount, Hyde & Barbour, Beers and cutler, Deloitte & Touche, Alpern, Rosenthal, Dixon Hughes, Arnett & Foster, Department of the Treasury, Bank of New York, PPG, Pepsi Bottling Group, Insight Global, Target, Geico, Sherwin Williams, American Income Life, United Bank, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Charles M. Vest, former president, MIT
- Jerry West, president of basketball operation, Memphis Grizzlies
- Don Knotts, actor.
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