Glenville State University
Public college
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliationWVHEPC
EstablishedFebruary 19, 1872[1]
PresidentMark Manchin
Students1,582[2]
CityGlenville
StateWest Virginia
CountryUnited States
CampusRemote town[3]
ColorsBlue and white[4]
MascotPioneer
Sporting affiliationsNCAA Division II - MEC
Websiteglenville.edu
Free label 2Newspaper
Free 2The Phoenix

Glenville State University (GSU) is a public college in Glenville, West Virginia, United States.

History

Glenville State University was founded in 1872 as a branch of West Virginia Normal School. It became known as "Glenville State Normal School".[5][6] It served the higher education needs of central West Virginia. By 1910, the college enrollment had exceeded the population of Glenville and grew into a full four-year college by 1931.

The Glenville State College Alumni Center, known as the John E. Arbuckle House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[7]

On February 22, 2022, legislators changed the name of the institution from Glenville State College, which it had been known as since 1943, to Glenville State University.[8]

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023[9]
Race and ethnicityTotal
American Indian/Alaska Native
White
Black
International student
Hispanic
Two or more races
Asian
Unknown
Economic diversity
Low-income[a]
Affluent[b]

The college awards bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, master's degrees, and certificates.

Athletics

Main article: Glenville State Pioneers

In athletics, the school's sports teams are known as Pioneers and Lady Pioneers, and they compete in the Mountain East Conference. They have teams in football, basketball, track and field, softball, golf, baseball, cross country running, acrobatics & tumbling, and volleyball and men's wrestling.

The women's basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2022. Their head coach Kim Stephens was then named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Coach of the Year in Division II. Stephens was also selected as the 2022 recipient of the Fufari Award, which recognizes the college coach of the year for the state of West Virginia, an award which she also won in 2019. The team previously competed in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which disbanded following the 2012–13 season.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "The West Virginia Encyclopedia - Glenville State University". Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ As of fall 2019. "Enrollment". West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. Archived 1 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "IPEDS-Glenville State University". Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "Glenville State Pioneers". 17 February 2022. Archived 2023-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "A Brief History of Glenville State University". Archived 2022-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  6. ^ "Glenville Normal School, Glenville, Gilmer County, W. Va.". Archived 2022-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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  8. ^ "Glenville State Becomes a University". Archived 2022-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  9. ^ "College Scorecard: Glenville State University". College Scorecard. United States Department of Education. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  1. ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  2. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.