WVU: A BRIEF PROFILE • LOCATION Morgantown, W.Va., population 30,293, rated “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other recent rankings: One of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 13th “Best College Town in America,” Business Insider; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; one of the “Best Cities for Jobs” by MSN Careers; one of the 50 best places to launch a small business by CNNMoney.com; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes.
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• STUDENTS Fall 2013 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 32,348; 29,466 in Morgantown. That included: • 14,489 West Virginia residents, 14,977 nonresidents • 22,757 undergraduates • 5,077 graduate and 1,632 professional students
• ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships—24 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 39 Goldwater Scholars, 2 British Marshall Scholars, 3 Morris K. Udall Scholars, 5 USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 36 Fulbright Scholars, 9 Boren Scholars, 7 Gilman Scholars, and 3 Department of Homeland Security Scholars.
• MAJOR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS 15 colleges and schools offering 191 bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degree programs in agriculture, natural resources, and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; public health; plus the WVU Honors College, University College, and programs at Potomac State College and WVU Institute of Technology.
• SAFETY WVU has one of the safest college campuses in America, with 24-hour police protection and 37 outdoor emergency phones. The WVU Alert system sends urgent news to participants’ cell phones, and digital InfoStations across campus show important announcements.
• ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 190,000 graduates worldwide in some 60 nations. alumni. wvu.edu
• DIVISIONAL CAMPUSES Potomac State College of WVU; West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center – Charleston; Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center East – Martinsburg
• ADMISSIONS Information is available from the Office of Admissions and Records, PO Box 6090, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 265066090; or call 304-293-2121, email: wvuadmissions@mail.wvu.edu or visit on the web http://admissions.wvu.edu.
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