University of Charleston

In 1947, the school moved to its present campus in the Kanawha City section of Charleston across the river from the State Capitol.

Four new residence halls, a parking garage, a fitness center, an academic building housing the library, computer and science labs, and a new school of pharmacy have been built since 1998.

UC established campuses on Mountain State University's former Beckley and Martinsburg, West Virginia, locations on January 1, 2013.

[9] On December 15, 2017, the board of trustees named Martin S. Roth to succeed Dr. Edwin Welch as the president of the university.

[12] UC's athletic teams, known as the Golden Eagles, mostly compete in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) in NCAA Division II.

The campus also boasts new or renovated softball, football, baseball, and soccer fields, and competes in 18 Division II sports.

University of Charleston campus from a drone during fall
The University of Charleston from across the Kanawha River
The University of Charleston men's soccer team celebrating its second national championship in three years.