Founded 1891, West Virginia Colored Institute
Name Changes
- 1915, West Virginia Collegiate Institute
- 1929, West Virginia State College
- 2004, West Virginia State University
Total Enrollment Fall 2017 3,879
- Undergraduate 3,755
- Graduate 124
Student/Faculty Ratio 17:1
Accreditation Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Degrees Awarded 2016-2017 Academic Year
- Bachelor’s 358
- Master’s 11
Tuition 2017-2018 Academic Year (per semester)
| Full-time Undergraduate |
|
Full-time Graduate |
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| Resident |
$3,773 |
Resident |
$3,945 |
| Metro |
$6,481 |
Non-Resident |
$9,091 |
| Non-Resident |
$8,275 |
|
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Financial Aid 90 percent of students receive some form of financial aid
Student Profile in Fall 2017
- 62.8 percent Caucasian
- 8.9 percent African American
- 6.2 percent Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or American Indian
- 5.5 percent Multiracial
- 15.3 percent undeclared race/ethnicity
- 1.2 percent nonresident alien
Land-Grant An 1890 Land-Grant Institution
- One of only 19 land-grant universities designated by the Second Morrill Act in 1890
- Land-Grant Extension serves 38 West Virginia counties daily. These services aid more than 20,000 people annually.
Athletics
- National Affiliation: NCAA Division II
- Conference Affiliation: Mountain East Athletic Conference
- Men’s Sports: baseball, basketball, football, golf and tennis
- Women’s Sports: basketball, cross country, softball, tennis and volleyball
- Athletic Colors: Old Gold and Black
- Mascot: Yellow Jackets
Campus
- Located in Institute, W.Va., approximately 8 miles from Charleston
- Approximately 123-acre campus, 864,287 square-feet of floor space
- Centrally located within one of West Virginia’s largest population centers