University Description

West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public historically black, land-grant university in Institute, West Virginia. Founded in 1891 as the West Virginia Colored Institute, it is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890, which evolved as a diverse and inclusive campus. Following desegregation, WVSU's student population slowly became more white than black. As of 2017, WVSU's student body was 75% white and only 8% African-American.. Read More

University History

WVSU is located on land once occupied by mound builder Native Americans. The British government granted the site to George Washington for his service in the British military during the French and Indian War. It was subsequently sold and operated as a plantation, using enslaved labor.
Graduation Rate: 53% Acceptance Rate: 89% Student Faculty Ratio: 15:1 School Setting: Suburban Notable Alumni:

Academic Programs

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Registered Nursing
  • Registered Nursing
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Music Performance
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Economics
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Engineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Social Work
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • General Psychology
  • Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Registered Nursing
  • General Art Studies
  • General Economics
  • General Computer Science
  • General Economics
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • International Studies
  • General Engineering
  • General Engineering
  • Sociology
  • International Studies
  • General Music Performance
  • General Music Performance
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • General Computer Science
  • General Chemistry
  • General Economics
  • General Engineering
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer Science
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Mass Communication
  • Public Administration
  • Biotechnology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration
  • Biotechnology
  • General Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer Science
  • Mass Communication
  • General Computer Science
  • Public Administration
  • Mass Communication
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • General Computer Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
  • Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Accounting
  • Accounting
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Football (M)
  • Golf (M)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Acrobatics & Tumbling (W)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Soccer (W)
  • Softball (W)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity