This list of presidents and principals of Marshall University includes all who have served as principals or presidents of Marshall University since its founding in 1837.

[1] Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia.

The university was originally known as Marshall Academy.

[2] In 1858, the Virginia General Assembly changed the name to Marshall College,[3] On March 2, 1961, West Virginia Legislature elevated the college to university status, thus becoming Marshall University.

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