West Virginia State University
Founded 1891
President Anthony Jenkins (President)
Fees USD 7,960
Acceptance Rate Moderate (50–75%)
Campus Setting Suburban
West Virginia State University (WVSU) is a public HBCU founded in 1891 in Institute, West Virginia — the only public HBCU in West Virginia and the state’s 1890 land-grant institution. Enrolling 4,000 students near Charleston, WVSU is known for STEM, business, and teacher education programs. WVSU desegregated before Brown v. Board in 1954.nn
Schools
- College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics — STEM programs with Dow Chemical research partnerships
- School of Business — Business programs in the Charleston metro
- School of Education — Teacher preparation for West Virginia
- School of Nursing — Nursing programs for Kanawha Valley
How to Apply
- Application: Common App or institutional application | Rolling Admissions