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West Virginia University

Established

1867

Location

Morgantown, WV

Nickname

Mountaineers

West Virginia University

About

Morgantown, West Virginia-based research-intensive university that enrolls around 30,000 students annually. The school has produced over 20 Rhodes Scholars.

Trivia

The school was first founded as the Agricultural College of West Virginia following the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.

#47 school

West Virginia University Past and Present Attendees

Paige Hyland, 23

Steve Harvey, 67

Kevin Langue, 30

Katherine Johnson (1918-2020)

Taylor Kinney, 42

Jerry West, 85

Billy Mays (1958-2009)

Don Knotts (1924-2006)

Pacman Jones, 40

Bob Huggins, 70

Pat White, 38

Popularity

School #47

Big 12 School #6

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