- The Inkwell
- West Virginia
- University of Charleston
Charleston, WVCity: smallZIP 25304Founded 1888
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1888
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ucwv.edu
- Member of
- ACA
West VirginiaPrivate nonprofit
University of Charleston
University of Charleston is a private nonprofit university in Charleston, West Virginia, with 2,259 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $23,793 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention75%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans32%
$23,793net price / year
62%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$56,207median earnings, 10 yrs
$18,250median debt
#978 of 1,704 for earnings#1,146 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,155 of 1,738 for graduation rate#392 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
- $48,156tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,990
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,990
- Average net price
- $23,793national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,987
$30,001–48,000$19,846
$48,001–75,000$19,057
$75,001–110,000$23,844
$110,001+$26,868
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 59%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,170
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,207middle 50%: $32,700–$83,539
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$83,539
Median, University of Charleston$56,207
Lower quarter$32,700
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
- 2,259
- Part-time
- 46%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 24.7
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 55%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,297 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,497
- Endowment, end of year
- $62,316,735
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic8.7%
Black9.4%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident7.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown2.1%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management53%
Health professions33%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness3.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences1.5%
Psychology1.1%
Social sciences1.0%
Communication & journalism0.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, WV | $17,980 | 50% | $55,361 |
| Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV | $18,810 | 44% | $45,563 |
| Bethany College Bethany, WV | $22,129 | 48% | $49,672 |
| Wheeling University Wheeling, WV | $11,350 | 36% | $64,655 |
| Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope, WV | $12,190 | 68% | $42,377 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL | $24,658 | 42% | $53,366 |
| William Woods University Fulton, MO | $26,458 | 47% | $48,405 |
| American International College Springfield, MA | $24,178 | 38% | $66,151 |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC | $21,150 | 48% | $53,543 |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN | $21,394 | 48% | $59,630 |
| Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY | $25,971 | 43% | $66,205 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 237312. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q117251.