West Virginia University

The Morgantown Metro Area houses about 195,000 people of which 30,000 live as part of the Morgantown proper region & is home to a number of entertainment hubs including: Broadway theatre, a USD 20 million ballpark & a number of outdoor recreation opportunities.

The WVU Morgantown campus is located 112 km south of Pittsburgh & only 3 & a half hours away from Washington DC & has a quality public transportation network in the form of East Coast metros to & from popular US places like Columbus, Philadelphia & New York City.

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.

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 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.

As per data curated from an unofficial source, the West Virginia University professors earn an annual salary in the range of USD 77 K-USD 114 K (INR 65.6 L –INR 97.11 L) per year.

The median base salary earned by WVU professors is around USD 94,000 (INR 80 L).

As per student reviews curated from an unofficial source, the university faculty is described as "well-versed" in their respective areas of studies & always there to guide its students. Thus, it comes as no surprise they are paid handsomely for their services.

As per data curated from the official university website, the West Virginia University houses 2,478 full-time faculty members as part of its institutional umbrella.

The institute houses an additional 109 full-time extension faculty members as well as 3,224 staff members belonging to both classified & unclassified categories.

Of the university's overall faculty, about 53 have received the National Science Foundation Career Award, while 66% of the full-time instructional faculty hold the highest academic degree in their field.

The West Virginia University, first opened its doors, in 1862, under the name: Agricultural College of West Virginia.

The institute was found soon after the passing of the Morris Act, by Abraham Lincoln, which provided each state about 30,000 acres of land for the development of an institute that provided agricultural & mechanical engineering education to the native student population. The institute changed its name to West Virginia University in the year 1868.

The West Virginia University has been part of a number of historical events across its 150+ year history, mentioned below are some popular facts about WVU:

·      It is the only R1 institution in the state of West Virginia

·      Jerry West, 14-time NBA All-Star pursued his education from the institute

·      Harriet Lyon was the first white woman to graduate from the institute in 1891

The West Virginia University is known for being among the standout higher education institutions, for research & sports excellence apart from its quality academic environment.

The institute continues to maintain its status of being an R1 university, & its sports team: The West Virginia Mountaineers, compete at the highest level of the American College sports system: The NCAA Championships.

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.