Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)- Finance 

at West Virginia University, Morgantown

The West Virginia University ranks #158 at the national level as per Shiksha Rankings. Another major source ranks it #220 as part of its National Universities Rankings for 2025, while it secures a global university rank of #1001 as per Global Universities Rankings 2025 published by another major ranking platform.

The West Virginia University System accommodates three campuses, based in: Morgantown, Keyser & Beckley. While the Morgantown & Keyser campuses are located in close proximity to each other, the Beckley campus is based 273 km away from them.

The institute maintains a quality student environment at each of its campuses, offering access to some of the best state-of-the-art & research facilities. 

WVU is a popular recruitment destination for some of the bets for-profit & non-profit organizations in the US & abroad. The university graduates are known for their highly-skilled & industry ready nature, & as a result are very much in the eyes of some major industry players.

Among the institute's prominent recruiters are: Northrop Grumman, WVU Medicine, WVU Hospital & the US Army among others.

As per student reviews curated from an unofficial source, one student describes their experience as “wonderful” & with a “good balance of academics & fun activities”.  The institute offers a number of on-campus & off-campus recreational opportunities over the course of an academic year.

The on-campus recreation includes: Intramural sports, music concerts, theatre, hackathons & community meet-ups, etc.

Off-campus recreation includes: Adventure sports & fitness challenge programs, along with a few visits to some of the city's historical landmarks & architectures.

The Promise Scholarship is a financial aid offered to West Virginia resident students pursuing their undergraduate education from a college or university based in West Virginia.  

The aid, worth around USD 5,500 (INR 4.69 L), is awarded to students every year for up-to four UG course years or completion of a bachelor's degree course, whichever comes first.

As per data curated from a prominent news platform, the West Virginia University is said to be going through some financial struggles, with a number of contributing factors at play, including revenue loss during Covid-19, reduced number of student enrolments, & increasing debt taken for the development of new building projects.

The institute is aiming to cut about 32 programs, i.e. 9% of its majors at the Morgantown campus to deal with the rising costs, among some other additional cost-cutting measures.

The West Virginia University allows students to pick the type of room & their room-mate as part of the student housing process. Students who deposited their academic deposit are contacted by the admissions team to file respective housing application & housing deposit.

After the successful processing of the WVU housing application, students can then opt for their desired room & room-mates via the WVU housing self-selection portal.

Though, there is no clarity about the institution's tier level, its research department is certainly among the best in the United States, as it maintains its standing as an R1 institution as per a media release posted in February.

R1 universities are known for a high volume of research activity & expenditure. The institute granted more than 200 doctoral degrees & spent over USD 246 million on research based activity in the year 2023, of which USD 100 million came from federal agencies.

As per various student opinion available online on various sources, students review West Virginia University on following:

• Variety of Courses: The university offers more than 310 courses at undergraduate and graduate level.
• New students should be engaging and take new experiences of making friends and contacts, and you can make friends for life.
• Fun Activities: There are plenty fun activities to do in and an around the West Virginia University including sports, hiking, and community service.
• The City of Morgantown is very friendly and has rich culture.

The roommate pairings are not based on gender identity for LGBTQ+ students who enroll as part of the True Colors Community. As part of the program, students who have successfully enrolled for the university & its housing facilities are then paired according to their preference of genders.

This information is not shared with the room-partner & in-case no partners are found as per the preferences, then a random partner is assigned from the community.