Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
West Liberty University
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Related Questions
Read Next
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
College graduation. University graduates in caps and gowns.
Pro and Con: College Education
Discover
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England
Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls
Pro and Con: School Uniforms

West Liberty University

university, West Liberty, West Virginia, United States
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Britannica Websites
Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
Also known as: West Liberty Academy, West Liberty State Normal School, West Liberty State Teachers College
Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Article History
Quick Facts
Date:
1837 - present
Areas Of Involvement:
liberal arts
public education
Notable Alumni:
Brad Paisley
See all related content

West Liberty University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in West Liberty, West Virginia, U.S. It is a four-year liberal arts university that confers two-year associate as well as bachelor’s degrees. The campus is on a hilltop in a rural region of northern West Virginia that is near the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Steubenville, Ohio; and Wheeling, West Virginia. Students can major in such areas as business, education, health professions, natural sciences, psychology, and humanities, and the college also offers preprofessional programs in dentistry, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, optometry, and speech pathology. Total enrollment is approximately 2,700.

The university was founded in 1837 as West Liberty Academy, a private school. In 1870 it became a state institution, West Liberty State Normal School, where teachers for the region’s public schools were trained. It was renamed West Liberty State Teachers College in 1931. Its mission grew beyond teacher training, and in 1943 its name was changed to West Liberty State College. The school became West Liberty University in 2009.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.