- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Chowan University
Murfreesboro, NCRural: remoteZIP 27855Founded 1848
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1848
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.chowan.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Chowan University
Chowan University is a private nonprofit university in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, with 603 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 27% within six years and costs $19,783 a year after aid.
27%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention71%
4-year graduation22%
Pell Grant share60%
Federal loans70%
$19,783net price / year
69%admission rate
—average SAT
27%graduate in 6 years
$41,371median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#1,538 of 1,704 for earnings#854 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,587 of 1,738 for graduation rate#531 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $43,200tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $28,110
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $28,110
- Average net price
- $19,783national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,469
$30,001–48,000$17,511
$48,001–75,000$20,243
$75,001–110,000$19,979
$110,001+$25,798
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college27%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college60%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 27%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 22%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,706
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,371middle 50%: $26,803–$58,626
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$58,626
Median, Chowan University$41,371
Lower quarter$26,803
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 603
- Part-time
- 4.5%
- Women / men
- 40% / 60%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,034 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,985
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,989,307
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic8.8%
Black48%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident9.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Parks, recreation & fitness23%
Psychology13%
Visual & performing arts8.3%
Liberal arts & humanities6.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.3%
Education3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198303. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5105527.