West Virginia State University Athletics

West Virginia State competes in NCAA Division II, which means sports are serious but not at the massive stadium level of Division I schools. The Yellow Jackets field 13 varsity teams and award $3,176,102 in athletic scholarships across 372 student athletes. That puts about 28% of the 1,328 students involved in varsity athletics, making this a very sports-focused campus. The university competes in the Mountain East Conference alongside other regional schools. As a historically black university founded in 1891, West Virginia State has a proud athletic tradition that brings the small campus community together. With such a high percentage of student athletes, you'll likely know someone on a team, and games become genuine social events where much of the student body shows up to cheer.