List of colleges and universities in West Virginia

This is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of West Virginia. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.

Private, not-for-profit institutions [edit]

Alderson-Broaddus College, baccalaureate university affiliated with the American Baptist Churches in Philippi
Bethany College, baccalaureate university affiliated with the Disciples of Christ in Bethany
Davis and Elkins College, baccalaureate university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA in Elkins
Ohio Valley University, baccalaureate university offering master's in education affiliated with the Churches of Christ in Vienna
University of Charleston, nonsectarian doctoral university in Charleston, Beckley, and Martinsburg
West Virginia Wesleyan College, baccalaureate university affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Buckhannon
Wheeling Jesuit University, master's university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Wheeling

Bluefield State College, baccalaureate university in Bluefield (historically black college, but now with white majority student body)
Concord University, master's university in Athens
Fairmont State University, master's university in Fairmont
Glenville State College, baccalaureate university in Glenville
Marshall University, doctoral university in Huntington
- Marshall University - South Charleston Campus, branch campus in South Charleston (not an independent institution)
Shepherd University, master's university in Shepherdstown
West Liberty University, master's university West Liberty
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, independent medical school in Lewisburg
West Virginia State University, master's university Institute (historically black college)
West Virginia University, doctoral university in Morgantown
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology, baccalaureate science and technical university in Montgomery
West Virginia University at Parkersburg, baccalaureate and community and technical college in Parkersburg. Though it uses part of the name and the logo, WVU Parkersburg is a separate, independent institution from West Virginia University and the two institutions share no governing or oversight structure.