West Virginia Colleges and Universities

Alderson-Broaddus• Philippi, historic bridge

• Battlers

• Private - Baptist

• 800 enrollment, $16,000

• First collegiate nursing program

Appalachian Bible• Bradley - near Beckley

• Warriors

• Private - non-denominational

• Fundamentalist

• 250 enrollment, $9,000

• Pastoral studies, Bible education

Mt. State University 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

• 800 enrollment, $23,000

• Founded by Alexander Campbell

Bluefield State• Bluefield

• Big Blues

• Public

• 2,500 enrollment, $2,500

• Black teacher college

• Commuter college

Concord University

• Athens

• Mt. Lions

• Public

• 2500 enrollment, $6,000

• Normal School, teacher college

University of Charleston

• Charleston - Golden Eagles

• Private - Methodist

• 1,300 enrollment, $16,000

• Barboursville Seminary

• Morris Harvey

Davis and Elkins• Elkins - Senators• Private - Presbyterian• 800 enrollment, $16,000• Henry Davis and Stephen Elkins,

U.S. Senators, built RR in area

Fairmont State• Fairmont - Falcons

• Public

• 6,500 enrollment, $5,000

• Teacher college

• Community college

Glenville State• Glenville - Pioneers

• Public

• 2,400 enrollment, $5,600

• Small, rural, teacher college

Marshall University• Huntington - Thundering Herd

• Public

• 12,500 enrollment, $8,000

• Chief Justice John Marshall

• Marshall Academy

• Graduate programs, Med. School

Ohio Valley College• Parkersburg - Fighting Scots

• Private - Church of Christ

• 300 enrollment, $10,500

• Christian school

Potomac State• Keyser - Catamounts• Public• 2,000 enrollment, $5,000• Junior College• Keyser Preparatory Branch of

WVU

Shepherd University• Shepherdstown - Rams

• Public

• 3,600 enrollment, $7,000

• 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

• 2,500 enrollment, $6,500

• New River State

• Engineering

West Virginia State• Institute - Yellow Jackets

• Public

• 4,500 enrollment, $6,000

• WV Colored Institute

• Land Grant School - 2nd Morrill Act

• Reverse segregation

• “Living laboratory of human relations”

WVU at Parkersburg• Parkersburg

• Public

• 3,700 enrollment, $1,700

• First Community College

West Liberty State• West Liberty - Hilltoppers

• Public

• 2,500 enrollment, $6,000

• Westernmost point for the new liberty

• Campus on hilltop

• Normal School - teacher college

West Virginia University• Morgantown - Mountaineers

• Public

• 22,000 enrollment, $8,000

• Monongalia Academy

• Woodburn Female Seminary

• Land Grant Institution - Morrill Act

• First elective system

WV School of Osteopathic Medicine

• Lewisburg

• Public

• 260 enrollment, $10,000

• Greenbrier Military Academy

• Family Physicians

• “whole person approach to medicine”

West Virginia Wesleyan

• Buckhannan - Bobcats

• Private - Methodist

• 1,700 enrollment, $19,500

• Independent residential college

Wheeling Jesuit University

• Wheeling - Cardinals

• Private - Catholic

• 1,500 enrollment, $19,000

Marshall Graduate College

• South Charleston

• Public

• 2,700 enrollment, $1,600

• Masters degrees

• Merged with Marshall 1997