Wheeling Jesuit University

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Location: Wheeling, WV, 26003, in Ohio County

Wheeling Jesuit University, originally Wheeling College, was established by the Roman Catholic order of the Society of Jesus and the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in 1954, one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. established under the traditions of St. Ignatius Loyola. WJU provides a Jesuit, Catholic, liberal arts education uniting the Jesuit tradition of intellectual excellence with the best of advanced technology. Its 65-acre campus sits on a hill east of Wheeling overlooking Wheeling Creek.

Type of institution: Private, not-for-profit, four-year plus

Degrees: Master's, Bachelor's

Classification: Master's Colleges and Universities I

General Info: 304-243-2000
Financial Aid: 304-243-2304
Admissions: 304-243-2359

Official Website: http://www.wju.edu