P.O. Box 9003
Beckley, West Virginia 25802

Mountain State University is an independent not-for-profit university, founded in 1933. The college offers classroom-based education as well as independent and distance learning programs. The university is centrally located in downtown Beckley, West Virginia, 50 miles from Charleston.

The college confers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Undergraduate programs are available in arts and sciences, Business and Technology, health sciences, non-traditional, and distance education. The School of Leadership and Development offers a B.S. in Organizational Leadership and M.S. in Strategic Leadership.

Mountain State University students can pursue graduate studies at the School of Graduate Studies in graduate interdisciplinary studies, graduate criminal justice administration, health science, nursing, physician assistant, and graduate certificate programs.

Quick Facts

Mountain State University has an annual enrollment of more than 8,200 students. The student body consists of 64 percent women and 36 percent men.

Seventy-three percent of Mountain State University students attend full-time and 27 percent attend part-time. Twenty-nine percent are from out of state and the average age of full-time students is 29.

Seventy-eight percent of classes have fewer than 20 students and 93 percent of classes have fewer than 30 students.

There are 96 full-time and 268 part-time faculty. Thirty-two percent of the full-time faculty has earned doctorate or other terminal degrees.

Sixty-nine percent of undergraduate students receive financial aid. The average financial aid package for full-time students is $6,107 and the average financial aid package for part-time students is $4,601.

Students can participate in athletic teams for men's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's softball, and women's volleyball. Intramural sports offered are horseshoes, waffle ball, volleyball, three-on-three basketball, and men's and women's soccer. The university also has a cheerleading program.

Mountain State University has additional campuses in Martinsburg, Orlando, Center Township, and Hickory Center, North Carolina.

Mountain State University's sponsored programs and partnerships include Technology Zone, USDA, ARS, and Appalachian Visions.

Technology Zone began in 2002 with a congressional award of $1.5 million for educational research and development, with the goal to upgrade the technological infrastructure at Mountain State University which includes Internet access, audio/video equipment in every classroom and the auditorium, and Hogan Hall, which has cable and Internet access.

Technological services are also provided to local area K-12 schools, non-profit organizations, and small businesses. The USDA, ARS is a Medicinal Botanicals Program between Mountain State and the USDA. The program promotes the plant industry in West Virginia through education, research and outreach.

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