The University of West Virginia was rated as a first-class research university by Carnegie Foundation for Higher Education. In cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the world's first forensic undergraduate course was developed. Students in this major have access to the most advanced automatic fingerprint identification system in China.

It is a world leader in econometric biotechnology research, and this major has been reported by Newsweek, American Weekend, Washington Times, Pittsburgh Post and Rolling Stone magazine.

Landscape architecture was rated as the fourth university in the eastern region and the thirteenth university in China by the Design Future Council.

The output rate of research results of the Department of Political Science ranks 40th in the United States, and the public law research ranks 18 in the United States.

In 2005, the Department of Psychology was awarded the Innovative Practice Award of Psychological Education by the American Psychological Association. In 2004, US News and World Report also rated its doctoral program in clinical psychology as one of the best courses in the United States. 200 1 this course was awarded the excellent training course award by the behavioral therapy promotion association.

The well-equipped College of Business and Economics is also very popular with students, and its courses have passed the certification of AACSB.