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University of Charleston Overview

University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Charleston, West Virginia. Charleston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is University of Charleston Known For?

722 Undergraduate Awards
$26,526 Avg Cost After Aid
68% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UC is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 50% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UC makes roughly $55,774 a year. This is 37% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Charleston?

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Contact details for UC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2300 Maccorkle Avenue, Se, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 800-995-4682
Website: www.ucwv.edu

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How Do I Get Into UC?

You can apply to UC online at: www.ucwv.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate/Undergraduate-Application/

Admission Requirements for UC

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC?

68% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
UC has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Can I Afford University of Charleston?

$26,526 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UC is $26,526. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UC, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,724 a year. That adds up to $26,896 over four years for those students.

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University of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,189 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,115 undergraduate students at UC, with 1,189 being full-time and 926 being part-time.

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There are also 852 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,189 full-time undergraduates at UC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 21
Black or African American 154
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 723
International Students 126
Other Races/Ethnicities 129

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at University of Charleston. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

University of Charleston Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 2 352 0 0 354
Nursing 121 58 0 0 179
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 106 35 141
Allied Health Professions 8 10 29 0 47
Security Science and Technology 1 20 25 0 46
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 42 42
General Business/Commerce 0 0 41 0 41
Health & Physical Education 0 36 0 0 36
General Biology 0 19 0 0 19
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 13 0 0 0 13
Accounting 0 12 0 0 12
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 11 0 0 11
General Psychology 0 11 0 0 11
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 9 0 0 9
Political Science & Government 0 9 0 0 9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 4 0 0 4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 4 0 0 4
Graphic Communications 0 4 0 0 4
Public Health 0 4 0 0 4
Public Relations & Advertising 0 3 0 0 3
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 3 0 0 3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 2 0 0 2
Computer Science 0 2 0 0 2
Special Education 0 2 0 0 2
General English Literature 0 1 0 0 1
Chemistry 0 1 0 0 1
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 145 577 201 77 1,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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