Office of Admissions

Visit Our Campus

Daily Tours

We would love for you to come explore our beautiful campus in Huntington, W. Va. We offer private campus tours Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. A member of our Admissions staff will guide you through campus, highlighting such locations as Drinko Library, the Recreation Center, and the Memorial Student Center and Fountain. Along the way your guide will answer any enrollment question you may have. And if you are a senior in high school, you can complete an application on the day of your visit and the $40 application fee will be waived.
There are two ways you can register for a campus tour. You can call our office at 304-696-3646 or 877-GOHERD-1 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, or you can register online. Please note that our online tour registration requires you to create a user account.

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Daily Campus Tour Rules and Requirements
Your group may include no more than 10 family members/guests who have traveled to campus together.
All visitors must complete and return the Coronavirus Screening Questionnaire the day prior to your campus visit. Your visit date will be delayed if the University Environmental Health and Safety Department determines there is a risk , or the form is not completed.
All visitors must wear a face covering, at all times during the campus tour. You are welcome to bring your own face covering, or a disposable mask will be provided.
All visitors must have their temperature checked upon arrival. Your visit will be rescheduled if you or any guests have a temperature of 100.4 or higher.

73 Questions with Marshall University Admissions – Recruitment

Join Marshall University’s Admissions staff as they show you around campus and answer 73 questions about what makes Marshall a great place to live and learn.

From the newly renovated Memorial Student Center, to Smith Hall Educational Complex, the Admissions – Recruitment staff (all Sons and Daughters of Marshall) will show you all the best places to study and hang-out on our compact campus, which was voted most beautiful in West Virginia.

Virtual Tour
Pay a visit to campus from the comfort of your own home, or on your mobile device from anywhere in the world. We’ll guide you through the same route we provide on our on-campus tour, with stops at select buildings, providing you with information and video backgrounds on each facility. And with our 3-D map of campus, you’ll get a real world feel for what it’s like to walk around campus as a Son or Daughter of Marshall.

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For a historical tour of campus, you can view the History of Marshall University tour on the CLIO app.

One-on-One Virtual Visit

Enjoy a private tour of campus via Skype. During each live Skype session, a Recruitment Coordinator will take you for a personally guided tour. This knowledgeable staff member will highlight locations across campus and provide you with information on all things Marshall. Tours will be conducted one-one-one giving you an in-depth opportunity to ask questions. Each tour will last approximately one hour.

Note, currently all of Marshall’s classes are being offered online, so the one-on-one visits will not include the interior of University buildings.

Register for One-on-One Virtual Visit

Must download Skype application to your mobile device and enter a cell phone number during registration where you can be reached via Skype.

Spring 2020 Virtual Green & White Day

Our Spring 2020 Virtual Green & White Day Open House is full of information about each academic program at Marshall University, including a four-year plan of courses and career paths for each major. Do you have questions about the admission process? The Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Services will walk you through the process. Interested in learning how to pay for college? Find out more about financial aid options from our Associate Director of Financial Aid.

And no Open House is complete without a tour of campus. Join our dedicated Admissions staff as they show off our beautiful campus, while answering 73 questions about campus and what they love about Marshall. Your open house experience continues with a private bike tour hosted by our very own President, Dr. Jerome Gilbert. Join Dr. Gilbert as he jumps on his bike and takes you from his home near Ritter Park, by the School of Pharmacy, and then right down the center of campus.
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Self-Guided Tour

Will you be here during a time we are not open? You can still explore our main campus and learn more about Marshall University with our self-guided tour. Take your time walking through our beautiful campus. See if you can spot one of our famous squirrels and Tweet us your campus selfie @marshalluapply!

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