Which is better: West Virginia University or Colorado State University?
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1 Answer
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West Virginia & Colorado State are among the most prominent higher educational institutions in the US & are known for maintaining a good standard of education.
Choosing between them can be made easier, by taking into account some primary characteristics such as fee, rank, location & acceptance rate among others.
Given below is a comparison between them:
Criteria
West Virginia University
Colorado State University
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, United States
Acceptance Rate
77%
90%
Popular Programs
Public Policy, Engineering,
Healthcare
Business Administration, Engineering
Tuition Fee (BBA)
INR 22.9 L
INR 28.35 L-INR 28.36 L
Shiksha Popularity Rankings
#158
#66
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The Morgantown Metro Area houses about 195,000 people of which 30,000 live as part of the Morgantown proper region & is home to a number of entertainment hubs including: Broadway theatre, a USD 20 million ballpark & a number of outdoor recreation opportunities.
The WVU Morgantown campus is located 112 km south of Pittsburgh & only 3 & a half hours away from Washington DC & has a quality public transportation network in the form of East Coast metros to & from popular US places like Columbus, Philadelphia & New York City.
The West Virginia University allows students to pick the type of room & their room-mate as part of the student housing process. Students who deposited their academic deposit are contacted by the admissions team to file respective housing application & housing deposit.
After the successful processing of the WVU housing application, students can then opt for their desired room & room-mates via the WVU housing self-selection portal.
As per student reviews curated from an unofficial source, one student describes their experience as “wonderful” & with a “good balance of academics & fun activities”. The institute offers a number of on-campus & off-campus recreational opportunities over the course of an academic year.
The on-campus recreation includes: Intramural sports, music concerts, theatre, hackathons & community meet-ups, etc.
Off-campus recreation includes: Adventure sports & fitness challenge programs, along with a few visits to some of the city's historical landmarks & architectures.
The roommate pairings are not based on gender identity for LGBTQ+ students who enroll as part of the True Colors Community. As part of the program, students who have successfully enrolled for the university & its housing facilities are then paired according to their preference of genders.
This information is not shared with the room-partner & in-case no partners are found as per the preferences, then a random partner is assigned from the community.
As per data curated from an unofficial source, the West Virginia University professors earn an annual salary in the range of USD 77 K-USD 114 K (INR 65.6 L –INR 97.11 L) per year.
The median base salary earned by WVU professors is around USD 94,000 (INR 80 L).
As per student reviews curated from an unofficial source, the university faculty is described as "well-versed" in their respective areas of studies & always there to guide its students. Thus, it comes as no surprise they are paid handsomely for their services.
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