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  • Founded: 1865 as West Virginia Normal School
  • Mascot: Freddy the Falcon 
  • Nickname: The Fighting Falcons
  • Institution in West Virginia Public Higher Education
  • Accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools of the Higher Learning Commission
  • Alumni: 36,000 
  • Total enrollment: 3,801
    • As of Fall 2019, 3,561 undergraduates; 240 graduate students
    • Of undergraduates, 58% are female and 42% are male in Fall 2019
    • Of graduate students, 67% are female and 33% are male in Fall 2019
    • Of undergraduate students, 89% are in-state; 11% are from out of state in Fall 2019
    • Of graduate students, 97% are in-state; 3% are out-of-state in Fall 2019.
    • Fall 2019 Student to Faculty Ratio: 16:1
    • 866 degrees were granted in the 2018-2019 academic year
    • 105 Associate’s degrees, 683 Bachelor’s degrees, and 78 graduate degrees were granted in the 2018-2019 academic year.
    • Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 retention rate of first-time full-time freshman: 66% 
  • Average class size: 16
  • Minority Students: In Fall 2019, 7% of all students identified as students of color
  • International Students: As of Fall 2019, 43 international students are enrolled and from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Haiti, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
  • Students from: 35 states, 18 foreign countries, 55 West Virginia Counties 
  • Average Fall 2019 First-time undergraduate student ACT composite score: 20
  • Average Fall 2019 First-time undergraduate student high school GPA: 3.10
  • As of Fall 2019, 772 students are first-time freshmen.

West Virginia Resident Students

  • As of Fall 2019, 90% of first-time freshmen are in-state and from 53 West Virginia counties.
  • As of Fall 2019, 10% of first-time freshman are in-state and from 18 states and 5 countries.

Fighting Falcon Athletics

  • NCAA Division II, Mountain East Conference 17 Sports
  • NCAA Men’s Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling 
  • NCAA Women’s Sports: Acrobatics & Tumbling, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball 
  • Spirit Groups: Cheerleading, Marching Band
  • Student Athletes: 340
  • Different Intramural Sports offered 16 including basketball, flag football, dodgeball, ping pong, indoor soccer, bowling, cornhole, etc.
  • Club Sports: 6

Campus Life

  • 60+ recognized student organizations 
  • Student Services: Office of Multicultural Affairs, College Program for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Career Services, Counseling Center, Health Services, H.E.L.P. Program, Security/Escort Service, Financial Aid, Tutoring, Women's Center, Student Resource Center, Writing Center
  • Study Abroad Programs:  sites in  countries 
  • Housing and Residence Life: Total capacity:  1192; 5 Resident Halls, 5 upper-class halls,  total capacity   
  • Fraternities: Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Sigma Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon; Sigma Omega Beta
  • Sororities: Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Xi Omicron, Delta Zeta, Zeta Phi Beta:
  • 5 Residence Halls
  • 300+ Campus Jobs