WVU’s credentials

West Virginia University is one of about a dozen schools in the country that are land-grant, doctoral research universities with a comprehensive medical school.

Many of the University's 184 degree programs have placement rates at or near 100 percent.

WVU has a proud tradition of student excellence. WVU has produced 24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 35 Goldwater Scholars, and 31 Fulbright Scholars.

In 2012 alone, WVU has announced five Fulbright Scholars. 

WVU has been ranked as one of the Top 20 Best Places to Work in Academia by The Scientist, and Forbes ranked WVU as number 30 in its top 100 list of best-buy colleges.

More than 180,000 alumni in 60 nations around the world include leaders in business, technology, medicine, the arts, law, and education.