Barboursville Seminary, a.k.a. Barboursville College
- T. S. (Thomas Smith) Wade 1888–1890
- Robert W. Douthat 1890–1895
- J. M. Boland 1895
- J. P. Marshall 1895–1896
- T. C. (Thomas Clark) Atkeson 1896–1897
- Zephaniah Meek 1897–1898
- S. F. McClung 1898–1900
Morris Harvey College
- D. W. (David William) Shaw 1900–1909
- R. H. Alderman 1909–1914
- Paul H. Willis 1914–1916
- U. V. W. Darlington 1916–1920
- S. B. Vaught April 23, 1920-June 10, 1920*
- R. T. Webb 1920–1922
- C. S. (Charles S.) Pettis 1922–1923
- R. T. Brown 1923–1926
- U. V. W. Darlington 1926–1927 (Only two-time president)
- Robert H. Ruff 1927–1929
- George West Diehl 1929–1930
- David Kirby 1930–1931
- Leonard Riggleman 1931–1964
- Marshall Buckalew 1964–1975
- Robert L. Bliss 1975–1977
- Deal H. Tompkins 1977–1978 (Acting President)
The University of Charleston
- Thomas G. Voss 1978–1984
- William M. Davis 1984 (Chief Executive Officer)
- Richard D. Breslin 1984–1988
- Lewis N. McManus 1988–1989
- Edwin H. Welch 1989–present — Dr. Welch’s biography
*Frank Krebs, in his book Where There Is Faith, refers to Vaught as the “... president who never served.”