Glenville, West Virginia · Public · 4-year · Remote rural area
Overview
Glenville State University is a public four-year institution based in Glenville, West Virginia. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 1,765 students in fall 2024, including 1,685 undergraduates and 80 graduate students.
Glenville State University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 26 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 457 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,765
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
457
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
26
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 26
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
55%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
215
Associate degrees
201
Master's degrees
24
Certificates under 1 year
17
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,765
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,685
Graduate students, fall 2024
80
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,098
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,012
Graduate students, 2024-25
86
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
49%
Men
51%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
52%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain East Conference
President
Mark Manchin
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization