WVU

Mountaineers' home school

WVU is the abbreviation for West Virginia University, the state's flagship public research institution located in Morgantown.

The abbreviation dominates in speech and writing, especially in sports contexts: WVU football, a WVU alum.

The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference.

university

Morgantown

Northern West Virginia city

  • collegeHigher education institution
  • campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
  • studentsThose receiving instruction

alumni · enrollment · degrees · academics · research · dormitories · tuition · professors · graduate · undergraduate

athletics

football

Field sport with goals

blue · rivalries · Pitt · NCAA · sports · tailgating · cheerleaders · athletes · coach · championships

location

Morgantown

Northern West Virginia city

mountains · Sunnyside

culture

gameday

Scheduled competition date

spirit · homecoming · John Denver · student section · chants · tailgate parties

Opposites
in-state athletic rivalry

WVUPitt

Pittsburgh school nickname

Pittsburgh · Penn State · Virginia Tech · Maryland · Syracuse

conference athletic rivalry

WVUTexas

Second-largest American state

Oklahoma · Kansas · Texas Tech · Baylor · TCU

institutional type

WVUHarvard

Prestigious Cambridge university

Yale · Princeton · Stanford · Duke · private university

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G