West Virginia
Colleges and
Universities
Alderson-Broaddus
• Philippi, historic bridge
• Battlers
• Private - Baptist
• 630 enrollment, $22,530
• First collegiate nursing program
Appalachian Bible
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Bradley - near Beckley
Warriors
Private - non-denominational
Fundamentalist
300 enrollment, $11,450
Pastoral studies, Bible education
Mt. State
University
• Beckley
• Private
• Cougars
• 2000 enrollment, $8,000
• Began as Beckley College
Bethany College
• Bethany - between Wheeling &
Weirton
• Bisons
• Private - Disciples of Christ
• Oldest
• 900 enrollment, $24,800
• Founded by Alexander Campbell
Bluefield State
• Bluefield
• Big Blues
• Public
• 2,000 enrollment, $5,500
• Black teacher college
• Commuter college
Concord University
• Athens
• Mt. Lions
• Public
• 2800 enrollment, $6,000
• Normal School, teacher college
University of Charleston
• Charleston - Golden Eagles
• Private - Methodist
• 1,500 enrollment, $19,500
• Barboursville Seminary
• Morris Harvey
Davis and Elkins
• Elkins - Senators
• Private - Presbyterian
• 800 enrollment, $24,500
• Henry Davis and Stephen
Elkins, U.S. Senators, built RR
in area
Fairmont State University
• Fairmont - Falcons
• Public
• 4,700 enrollment, $5,800
• Teacher college
• Community college
Glenville State
• Glenville - Pioneers
• Public
• 1,800 enrollment, $4,600
• Small, rural, teacher
college
Marshall University
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Huntington - Thundering Herd
Public
14,000 enrollment, $5,000
Chief Justice John Marshall
Marshall Academy
Graduate programs, Med. School
Ohio Valley College
• Parkersburg - Fighting Scots
• Private - Church of Christ
• 500 enrollment, $17,000
• Christian school
Potomac State
• Keyser - Catamounts
• Public
• 2,000 enrollment, $3,300
• Junior College
• Keyser Preparatory Branch of
WVU
Shepherd University
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Shepherdstown - Rams
Public
4,200 enrollment, $4,300
County seat moved to Charles Town
Normal School - teacher college
Near Washington D.C.
Salem – (Teikyo)
International
• Salem - Tigers
• Private - Seven Day Baptist
• 800 enrollment, $15,000
• Partnership with Teikyo
University of Japan
WVU Institute of Technology
• Montgomery - Golden Bears
• Public
• 1,100 enrollment, $5,300
• New River State
• Engineering
West Virginia State
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Institute - Yellow Jackets
Public
3,500 enrollment, $5,900
WV Colored Institute
Land Grant School - 2nd Morrill Act
Reverse segregation
“Living laboratory of human relations”
WVU at Parkersburg
• Parkersburg
• Public
• 4,400 enrollment, $2,700
• First Community College
West Liberty University
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West Liberty - Hilltoppers
Public
2,700 enrollment, $6,000
Westernmost point for the new
liberty
• Campus on hilltop
• Normal School - teacher college
West Virginia University
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Morgantown - Mountaineers
Public
29,000 enrollment, $6,000
Monongalia Academy
Woodburn Female Seminary
Land Grant Institution - Morrill Act
First elective system
WV School of Osteopathic
Medicine
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Lewisburg
Public
800 enrollment, $10,000
Greenbrier Military Academy
Family Physicians
“whole person approach to medicine”
West Virginia Wesleyan
• Buckhannan - Bobcats
• Private - Methodist
• 1,400 enrollment, $25,600
• Independent residential
college
Wheeling Jesuit
University
• Wheeling - Cardinals
• Private - Catholic
• 1,400 enrollment, $26,800
Marshall Graduate
College
• South Charleston
• Public
• 2,700 enrollment, $1,600
• Masters degrees
• Merged with Marshall 1997