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
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
