Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU)

We provide a Jesuit, Catholic, liberal arts education, and our affordable programs unite the Jesuit tradition of intellectual excellence with the best of advanced technology so you receive an education for life, leadership and service with and among others.

Jesuit ideals include an emphasis on academic excellence, the importance of the liberal arts and the education of the whole person and I know that they make a meaningful difference in the real world.

The heart of a Jesuit education lies in learning to discern God’s will in our lives, and applying that knowledge to all we are and do. You will be provided opportunities to hone your written and verbal skills, using creativity and reason, so that you can be confident of success in the world and, more importantly, as capable leaders in service to others. Discernment allows you to direct your life to a Christ-like giving of yourself to others, and to become a faith-filled person, motivated by love of God and others in such a way that you make your life decisions more for the glory of God and service to your community, than merely for your own personal desires.

We provide opportunities for ongoing development of your imagination, conscience and intellect, and encourage and help you recognize new experiences as opportunities for further growth. We want you to see service to others as more self-fulfilling than just success or prosperity.

The 65-acre campus located in Wheeling, W. Va., offers more than 30 undergraduate programs of study and six graduate degrees to about 1,500 students each year. Wheeling Jesuit has a student-to-faculty ratio of 14 to 1. The University fields 18 NCAA Division II athletic teams.

The University's outstanding facilities include 15 modern buildings and residence halls, a 100,000 square-foot recreation center and a new $1.5 million soccer/track and field complex. The campus is home to the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center, The Center for Education Technologies, the NASA sponsored Classroom of the Future, a Challenger Learning Center and the Clifford M. Lewis Appalachian Institute.

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