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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 26506 · Public · Predominantly bachelor

Quick answer

Is West Virginia University closing?

This profile does not establish that the college is closing. 3 different categories of public evidence currently meet the tracker’s display rules. This calls for closer review, not a prediction that the college will close.

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Undergraduates17,705
3-year enrollment↓10%
5-year enrollment↓13.6%
Evidence categories3
Public evidence timeline
Program closure or reduction1 sourced action: Health Services Administration

Program, admissions, and campus actions are scoped to what the source describes. They do not establish that the institution will close.

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Admissions pause or teach-out5 sourced actions: Applied and Environmental Microbiology; Entomology; Environmental, Soil and Water Sciences and 2 more

Program, admissions, and campus actions are scoped to what the source describes. They do not establish that the institution will close.

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Workforce reduction507 positions affected

WVU Research Corporation employee restructuring. Evidence: Published reporting.

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Workforce reduction69 faculty positions eliminated

Final faculty reduction count after voluntary retirements and resignations reduced the number of involuntary position eliminations. Evidence: Official institutional record.

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Workforce reduction132 positions reduced

FY2024 plan: 96 staff and 36 faculty positions; separate from the later academic-transformation reductions. Evidence: Official institutional record.

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Identifiers

UNITID 238032
OPEID8 00382700

Interpretation

This profile organizes descriptive evidence. It is not a rating, closure forecast, or guarantee of institutional stability. Repeated events in one category do not multiply review priority.