Chowan University Overview

Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Chowan University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Chowan University.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Chowan University?

Contact details for Chowan University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
Phone:	252-398-6500
Website:	www.chowan.edu

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How Do I Get Into Chowan University?

You can apply to Chowan University online at: https://www.chowan.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Chowan University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Chowan University?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, Chowan University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% of students accepted to Chowan University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 530. Math scores were between 450 and 555.

Chowan University received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 25.

Can I Afford Chowan University?

The overall average net price of Chowan University is $19,788. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chowan University, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $7,455 a year. That adds up to $29,820 over four years for those students.

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Chowan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,100 undergraduate students at Chowan University, with 1,081 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,081 full-time undergraduates at Chowan University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chowan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	623
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	202
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	180

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Chowan University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Chowan University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Bahamas.

Chowan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	11	29	40
General Psychology	0	29	0	29
Health & Physical Education	0	24	0	24
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	7	12	19
General Business/Commerce	0	12	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	12
Recreation Administration	0	11	0	11
General Biology	0	10	0	10
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	8	0	9
Music	0	9	0	9
Design & Applied Arts	0	8	0	8
General English Literature	0	4	0	4
History	0	3	0	3
Graphic Communications	0	2	0	2
General Social Sciences	0	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	0	1
Mathematics	0	1	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	154	41	196

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Thomas T. Waterman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.