The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is fully accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
COCA is the only accrediting agency which is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) for accrediting institutions regarding predoctoral education of osteopathic physicians in the United States.
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). HLC is one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.
WVSOM has 267 full-time employees.
WVSOM's student demographics breaks down as follows: