150
YEARS
OF CHANGING LIVES.
And what a ride it has been. From humble beginnings as an agricultural institution in 1867,
West Virginia University has become a premier research institution bringing vital, priceless solutions
to real-life challenges in education, healthcare and prosperity in West Virginia and beyond.
R1
HIGHEST RESEARCH
ACTIVITY STATUS
190,000
ALUMNI ACROSS THE GLOBE
wvu.edu
$ 1.4
BILLION IMPACT ON
WEST VIRGINIA ECONOMY