WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Post Office Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112-1000
Tel: (304)766-3000
Free: 800-987-2112
Admissions: (304)766-3221
Fax: (304)766-4158
E-mail: sowell@mail.wvsc.edu
Web Site: http://www.wvstateu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of State College System of West Virginia. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1891. Setting: 90-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 3,344. Faculty: 197 (123 full-time, 74 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. Full-time: 2,189 students, 58% women, 42% men. Part-time: 1,129 students, 62% women, 38% men. Students come from 32 states and territories, 4 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 15% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 37% 25 or older, 7% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, SAT, ACT. Recommended: SAT, ACT. Placement: SAT or ACT required. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: 8/11. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $3222 full-time, $134 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7400 full-time, $308 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to program. Part-time tuition varies according to course load and program. College room and board: $4720. College room only: $2200. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 22 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Major annual event: homecoming. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Drain-Jordan Library with 228,026 books, 63,047 microform titles, 513 serials, 4,468 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC.

Community Environment:

Institute is a suburb of Charleston and is reached by railroad, bus lines, feeder airlines, and a local transit system. There are churches of major denominations and community services in the easily accessible neighboring community. Part-time employment is available.