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Chowan University Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
87% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Chowan University Ranked?

#2,066 Best Colleges in Nation
#90 Best Colleges in NC
Psychology Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Chowan University is ranked #2,066 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Chowan University held the #2,096 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Chowan University is also ranked #90 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Chowan University?

87% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 87%, Chowan University has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Chowan University  ( 430 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Chowan University  ( 450 to 555 )
200
800
Chowan University received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Chowan University  ( 17 to 25 )
1
36

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Chowan University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Chowan University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Chowan University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Chowan University

63% Freshmen Retention
16% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Chowan University is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Chowan University is 16%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  16 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Chowan University.

Chowan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,081 Full-Time Undergraduates
63.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
45.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,100 undergraduates at Chowan University with 1,081 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

How Much Does Chowan University Cost?

$16,887 Net Price
74% Take Out Loans
$29,820 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Chowan University is $16,887. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Chowan University

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$14,953$14,587$16,812$21,692$23,839

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Chowan University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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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How Much Money Do Chowan University Graduates Make?

$38,412 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Chowan University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $38,412 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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See which majors at Chowan University make the most money.

Location of Chowan University

North Carolina State
1,081 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The rural area surrounding Chowan University is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

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Contact details for Chowan University are given below.

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

Chowan University Majors

21 Majors With Completions
400 Undergraduate Degrees
400 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 21 majors graduated from Chowan University. Of these students, 400 received undergraduate degrees and 400 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections30$29,109
General Psychology26$30,076
Health & Physical Education25$25,983
Business Administration & Management23$37,634
General Biology13$29,508
Teacher Education Grade Specific11NA
General Business/Commerce10NA
Interdisciplinary Studies10NA
Recreation Administration9NA
Graphic Communications7$25,301

Learn more about the majors offered at Chowan University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Chowan University

42% Take At Least One Class Online
12% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 375 students took at least one online class at Chowan University. This is a decrease from the 564 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023375108
2021-202256481
2020-20211,03043
2018-201924411

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

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