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West Virginia University is a coeducational public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia. It was founded on February 7, 1867 by the West Virginia Legislature as the Agricultural College of West Virginia.
WVU has the following academic divisions:
- College of Business & Economics
- College of Creative Arts
- College of Engineering & Mineral Resources
- College of Human Resources & Education
- College of Law
- Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences
- Eberly College of Arts & Sciences
- Honors College
- Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism
- Potomac State College
- School of Dentistry
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Physical Education
- WVU Institute of Technology
More than 10% of WVU’s student body are involved in Greek life.
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Campus LocationStewart Hall University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506-6201
USA
Main Tel: (304) 293-0111
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
West Virginia University HighlightsWhere West Virginia University stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in media, conservation and resource management, engineering, nutrition and exercise therapy, and medicine.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Large number of students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Selective admissions.
- High faculty salary.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- High male/female ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Student meal (board) plan
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 3,620 | 63 | | Master | 1,459 | 81 | | First-professional degree | 396 | 4 | | Doctorale | 148 | 38 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at West Virginia University was 28,113 in 2007 (25,673 full-time equivalent). About 55% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 45% of the class. Undergrads are 70% of enrolled students, graduate students are 25%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 5%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 4,722 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 14,600 | | Room | $ 3,728 | | Board | $ 3,318 | | Books and supplies | $ 900 | | Other | $ 1,940 |
Financial Aid: West Virginia University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 595 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 398 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 625 |
Housing and MealsWest Virginia University provides on-campus housing for 5,357 of its 25,673 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus. Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.
West Virginia University AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. West Virginia University is in the Big East Conference for major sports. West Virginia University offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 176 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 129 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .
West Virginia University Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 41% | | Women | 39% | | All | 40% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 460-560 | | Math | 480-580 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (45 awarded) - Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (80 awarded) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (25 awarded) - Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (59 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (658 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (126 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (76 awarded) - Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
- Forest Sciences and Biology
- Forestry
- Natural Resource Economics
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
- Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (28 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
- Visual and Performing Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (549 awarded) - Agricultural Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Special Education and Teaching
ENGINEERING (473 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining and Mineral Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (266 awarded) - Child Development
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (4 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (20 awarded) LAW (166 awarded) - Law (LLB, JD)
- Legal Professions and Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (1,135 awarded) - Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- General Studies
- Geography
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Technical and Business Writing
MATHEMATICS (28 awarded) MEDIA (447 awarded) - Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Journalism
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (110 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE (274 awarded) - Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
- Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (45 awarded) NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (219 awarded) - Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (186 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded) SCIENCE (344 awarded) - Anatomy
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Cell Physiology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Exercise Physiology
- Genetics
- Geology/Earth Science
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physics
- Physiology
- Reproductive Biology
- Science, Technology and Society
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (39 awarded) - Criminalistics and Criminal Science
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (211 awarded) - Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
- Counseling Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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