Headcounts and Directory Information
West Virginia University (West Virginia) is a public, four-years institute located in Morgantown, WV. It has a total enrollment of 23,643 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,806 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at West Virginia. The average faculty salary is $105,419 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 6,540 employees work at West Virginia. The average non-instructional staff salary is $66,343. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | PO Box 6201, Morgantown, WV |
| Phone Number | 304-293-0111 |
| Web | www.wvu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 19 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,340 Full-time / 466 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 5,697 Full-time / 843 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $105,419 |
| Staff Average Salary | $66,343 |
| Student Population | 23,643 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At West Virginia University, there are 6,540 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 5,697 full-time and 843 part-time staffs work at West Virginia. By gender there are 3,320 male and 3,220 female employees.
Among them, 1,806 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 2,535 full-time and 708 part-time faculty. By gender there are 1,784 male and 1,459 female faculty teaching at West Virginia.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 6,540 | 3,320 | 3,220 | 5,697 | 2,941 | 2,756 | 843 | 379 | 464 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 3,243 | 1,784 | 1,459 | 2,535 | 1,445 | 1,090 | 708 | 339 | 369 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 99 | 28 | 71 | 90 | 27 | 63 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| Management | 780 | 314 | 466 | 765 | 309 | 456 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 274 | 85 | 189 | 266 | 84 | 182 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 485 | 314 | 171 | 467 | 305 | 162 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 446 | 191 | 255 | 424 | 186 | 238 | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 61 | 16 | 45 | 53 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Service | 389 | 259 | 130 | 382 | 254 | 128 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Sales and related | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 504 | 93 | 411 | 465 | 87 | 378 | 39 | 6 | 33 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 217 | 203 | 14 | 213 | 199 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 39 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |