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Being a Mountaineer is about more than going to class and celebrating big wins. It’s about the unexpected connections, favorite hangouts, tiny adventures, and personal discoveries.

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Housing

Large or smaller, vintage or newer, our halls are home. With a live-in support system surrounded by friends, you'll be close to it all (classes, food, and the best hangouts).

Housing Options
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Dining

What's on the menu? Just about everything: 3 residential dining centers, 20+ more campus locations, and daily menus posted online. You can even have your order delivered with Grubhub.

Dining Services
Climbing at the Rec Center

Recreation

What kind of Mountaineers would we be if we didn't have a massive climbing wall? Or an Outdoor Recreation Center, complete with low-cost gear rentals? Campus Recreation has plenty of opportunities to get involved and stay active with your friends and classmates.

Campus Recreation

Get Involved

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Student Engagement

Compete, advocate, explore, and create in 450+ student organizations, including everything from fraternities and sororities to swing dancing. We’ll even help you start your own club.

Student Engagement
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Athletics

You’ll never forget your first time singing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” with thousands of fellow Mountaineers after a home victory. As a student, you have a front row seat for the excitement. Join the Mountaineer Maniacs for perks like priority seating. Or get in on the competition yourself by playing intramurals or club sports.

Mountaineer Maniacs   Intramurals   Club Sports
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Adventure WV

Adventure is for everyone. Adventure WV offers adventure education opportunities for students of all levels. As an incoming student, you can take an Adventure WV first-year trip and make some of your best friends before you attend your first class.

Adventure WV
Group discussion at Collegiate Recovery

Health and Wellness

This is your space to grow, learn, and chase your goals. We provide support through counseling, self-help options, online therapy, a crisis text line, and dozens of wellness programs. All students can use the Carruth Center, which offers comprehensive psychological and counseling services.

Carruth Center   WELLWVU
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Purpose Center

We’ll help you learn your strengths and how to use them to reach your full potential. CliftonStrengths® is a fun (no stress) online tool you can use for free, along with individual coaching sessions.

Purpose Center
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Community Engagement

Help others (and earn credit) through the WVU Center for Community Engagement. You can take a service-designated course or volunteer with community partners.

Center for Community Engagement
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WVUp All Night

WVUp All Nights are the best kind of all-nighters. On weekend nights (or very early mornings) you can eat, watch movies, and play on every level (PC, VR, party games, board games, bowling, billiards, etc.) — all for free!

WVUp All Night


Life at WVU

Morgantown

What makes Morgantown so special? Friendly people, a strong relationship between the University and the City, a beautiful location, and a mix of people from around the world.

  • The WVU alumni association connects WVU grads in 135 nations with 210,000+ worldwide alumni.

Safety

Our campus is very safe, and WVU Police officers patrol 24/7 to make sure it stays that way. Residence halls are staffed around the clock. No one can enter a residence hall after midnight without a valid resident identification card.

When emergencies do arise, the WVU Safety Notification System messages quickly notify the community. You can also download LiveSafe for an on-the-go connection with authorities and your family and friends.

10+

Residence Halls

24/7

24-hour security provided by professional officers.

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Campus dining locations.

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