West Virginia Colleges & Universities

Athens, WV — Public liberal arts university; home of the Mountain Lions

Beckley, WV — Technical branch of West Virginia University; home of the Golden Bears

Bethany, WV — Private liberal arts college, est. 1840; home of the Bison

Bluefield, WV — Public HBCU; home of the Big Blues

Buckhannon, WV — Private United Methodist college; home of the Bobcats

Charles Town, WV — Online public university serving military and working adults

Charleston, WV — Private liberal arts university; home of the Golden Eagles; founded 1888

Elkins, WV — Private Presbyterian college; home of the Senators

Fairmont, WV — Public university; home of the Fighting Falcons

Glenville, WV — Public university; home of the Pioneers

Huntington, WV — Public research university; home of the Thundering Herd

Institute, WV — Public HBCU near Charleston; home of the Yellow Jackets

Morgantown, WV — Public flagship research university; home of the Mountaineers

Philippi, WV — Private Baptist university; home of the Battlers

Salem, WV — Private university; home of the Tigers

Shepherdstown, WV — Public liberal arts university; home of the Rams

Vienna, WV — Private Christian university; home of the Fighting Scots

West Liberty, WV — Public university; home of the Hilltoppers

Wheeling, WV — Private Catholic liberal arts university; home of the Cardinals; formerly Wheeling Jesuit University