Get to know your future neighborhood

Here’s why those country roads should lead you to the Health Sciences Campus. Live, learn and thrive in Morgantown, WV.

Welcome to the Health Sciences Campus

Just a few miles from downtown Morgantown, the campus is a bustling environment to learn and work. The surrounding community affords students and professionals the opportunity to experience arts, culture, food, music, nightlife and sports.

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Get to know the Health Sciences Campus!

The campus offers a variety of study spaces and learning environments.

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2,000,000 square feet of classrooms, research labs, and patient care space
1,000+ faculty on campus
47 degrees & certificates
50 residency & fellowship programs Person Person

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Your passions and interests are what bring you here. The experiences beyond those will be what keep you here. Get to know some of the best spots around and near the Health Sciences Campus.

Health Sciences Campus

Home to WVU's five medical schools - Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health.

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WVU Rec Center

The WVU Student Rec Center offers a variety of indoor and outdoor fitness options

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Krepps Park

Pet Friendly

Recreation venue with an outdoor pool, ball fields, wooded trails, with a dog park and picnic areas.

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Core Arboretum

Rail Trail Access

Pet Friendly

An outdoor facility for education, research, and recreation.

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Mylan Park

Pet Friendly

An educational, recreational, and social complex spanning over 300 acres.

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Hazel Ruby McQuain Park

Rail Trail Access

Pet Friendly

Host to many annual social and recreational events.

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Marilla Park

Rail Trail Access

Pet Friendly

A 45 acre park with an outdoor pool, water slides, baseball fields, and tennis and basketball courts.

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Cheat Lake

Pet Friendly

A public area featuring boating, fishing, paddleboarding, kayaking, with a variety of dining options.

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Coopers Rock

Pet Friendly

Hiking Trails

A state forest just 20 minutes from the campus that features scenic overlooks, historical sites, and hiking trails.

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Adventure WV Outdoor Education Center

An adventure experience featuring challenge courses, zip-lining, high and low ropes courses, along with conference and classroom spaces.

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Traveling near and far

Beyond Morgantown

Take a day or weekend trip to some incredible places within a few hours of Morgantown.

Deep Creek

Biking, Boating, Fishing, Golfing, Jet-skiing, Hiking, Lodging, Rafting, Skiing, Waterskiing

45 minutes away

Plan Your Experience

Fallingwater & Kentuck Knob

Hiking, Tours of Frank Lloyd Wright houses

45 minutes away

Visit the Houses

Ohiopyle

Biking, Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Rafting

45 minutes away

Visit the Laurel Highlands

Pittsburgh

Concerts, Dining, Live Sports, Museums, Shopping, Theatre

90 minutes away

Create Your Experience

Seven Springs

Golfing, Loding, Skiing, Snow Tubing, Snowmobiling, Spa, Sporting Clays

90 minutes away

Enjoy the Mountains

Canaan Valley

Golfing, Loding, Skiing, Snow Tubing, Spa

2 hours away

Head for the Hills

New River Gorge

Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Rafting, Rock climbing, Zip-lining

2.5 hours away

Enjoy the Outdoors

Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Biking, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking, Skiing, Snowmobiling, Snowtubing, Spa, Sporting Clays

3 hours away

Get Away for a Weekend

Washington, DC

Concerts, Dining, Historical Landmarks, Live Sports, Museums, Shopping, Theatre

4 hours away

Discover DC

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