The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources has so much to offer the faculty, staff, students and alumni who have called Statler College home. We’re proud to highlight some of our collective accomplishments.
Statler Specifics
- Statler College was established in 1887 and has been educating students for over 135 years.
- The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is one of approximately 40 named engineering colleges in the United States.
- Over 300 active partnerships with outside academic institutions, industry, national laboratory, state and federal agencies.
- 1 of 156 accredited U.S. universities to offer a medical program.
- Fall-to-spring retention rate of 97%
Academics
- 7 dual majors
- 7 academic departments
- 16 undergraduate programs
- 31 graduate programs
- 140+ faculty members
- Access to primary-role academic advisors 12 months out of the year
- 1 of 5 universities with mining engineering and petroleum and natural gas engineering programs
- 1 of 4 colleges with an ABET-accredited petroleum and natural gas engineering program
- Every Statler student is introduced to each field of engineering through the the Fundamentals of Engineering Program.
- Experiential learning is a focus of the College and is offered through classwork, service learning, study abroad, senior design projects, extracurricular clubs, co-ops, internships, engineering competitions, student projects and research opportunities offered to both undergraduate students and graduate students.
- The Engineering Technology program, now fully accredited, has grown by 310% since its establishment in 2023.
Research
- 165 research labs
- 12 support shops
- 67 support labs
- 5 Foreign Patents
- 11 U.S. Patents
- Classified as an R1 Institution of Higher Education
- 8 faculty recognized as R&D 100 “Oscars of Innovation” Awards
- Our research is growing and thriving with annual expenditures now exceeding $54.5 million.
- Top 100 universities in the NSF Research Expenditure rankings.
- Lane Innovation Hub is a resource enabling inventors to turn their dreams into reality.
Student Life
- 2,246 undergraduate students
- 523 graduate students
- 36+ active student athletes
- 56% of students come from 41 states in the U.S.
- To build friendships that last a lifetime, WVU freshman engineering majors are encouraged to live in Braxton Tower, Lincoln Hall and Honors Hall. This allows students to live in close proximity to other engineering students and the Evansdale Campus.
- Incoming freshmen are automatically considered for merit-based engineering scholarships upon acceptance to WVU.
- Students come from across the world to study at Statler, including Mexico, Greece, Rome and Germany to name a few.
- The Eugene V. Cilento Learning Center is staffed by upper level engineering undergraduate and graduate student tutors who assist and support students with homework and studying.
- Student participation in our award winning competition teams. Some examples include:
- Among many awards, the WVU Robotics team won 1st place in the 2023 University Rover Challenge and 2nd place in 2024 and 2025, 1st place in 2017 and 2019 for the NASA Mars Ice Challenge. They also won 1st place in 2016 for the NASA Sample Return Robot Challenge.
- WVU Mine Rescue Team takes 1st place at the 2025, 2024 and 2023 Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Competitions in both British Columbia and Colorado.
WVU RoboRacer Places Third Overall at RoborRacer Autonomous Racing International Competition in Michigan. The team builds Formula car at 1/10 the size and codes the car to compete solely autonomously around the track.
WVU Engineering Technology (ETEC) team claims inaugural national title at the Project MFG Additive Manufacturing Championship.
WVU Mine Rescue team secured second place at international competition. The team earned first place in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The team competes in categories simulating catastrophic events and mine rescue and recovery.
- $72,000 is the average starting salary of our graduates.
- 14 NSF Career Award recipients since 2010
- Nearly 25% of Statler College grads go on to engineering graduate school, law school, business school or medical school.
- 24,000+ alumni worldwide
- 2 Olympic Gold medalist alumni, Ginny Thrasher and Nicco Campriani
Mechanical and aerospace engineering alumna, Emily Calandrelli is an MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host and became the 100th woman in history to fly to space on Blue Origin. She was the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab on Netflix and has recently created her new experimental science show Emily’s Science Lab on YouTube.
Electrical engineering alumnus, Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard is the “Father of the Cable Modem.” His invention transformed the use of cable to revolutionize television programming and set the foundation for fast Internet delivery to homes as we know it today.