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About WVU
Service
We seek opportunities to serve others and are committed to providing the highest quality of service.
Curiosity
We ask questions, seek new opportunities and change through innovation.
Respect
We are respectful, transparent and inclusive with each other.
Accountability
We perform at our very best every day to create a University that is responsive, efficient and effective.
Appreciation
We support and value each other’s contributions as we build a community that is One WVU.
WVU is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown to the liberal arts hub of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the World.
Mountaineers
Go First
At WVU, going first is in our blood. We’re bold enough for big ideas — and determined to launch them.
R1
R1: Doctoral Universities — Highest research activity as described by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Academic Excellence
WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 42 Goldwater Scholars, 2 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 5 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 22 Boren Scholars, 36 Gilman Scholars, 46 Fulbright Scholars (5 in 2012), 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 28 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, 5 National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and 4 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.