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University of Charleston Data & Information Overview

132 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
70% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Charleston Ranked?

#696 Best Colleges in Nation
#3 Best Colleges in WV
Business Administration & Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of Charleston was awarded 132 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.

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Overall Quality

UC landed the #696 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

UC is also ranked #3 out of 28 schools in West Virginia.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UC?

70% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to University of Charleston you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about University of Charleston admissions.

University of Charleston Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
51% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at University of Charleston is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Charleston is 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  51 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Charleston

74% Freshmen Retention
27% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Charleston enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  74 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at UC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  27 out of 100
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University of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,189 Full-Time Undergraduates
19.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,115 undergraduates at UC with 1,189 being full-time and 926 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Charleston Cost?

$23,381 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
$22,724 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UC is $23,381. 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 UC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$20,928 $18,851 $19,179 $21,392 $31,978

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 UC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,681 a year. That adds up to $22,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do UC Graduates Make?

$48,303 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UC make around $48,303 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future UC graduates since it is 14% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at University of Charleston make the most money.

Location of University of Charleston

West Virginia State
1,189 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Charleston, West Virginia. The location of UC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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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/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charleston-WV/University-of-Charleston/44525211851?ref=ts
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/UCWV

University of Charleston Majors

23 Majors With Completions
713 Undergraduate Degrees
250 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 23 majors graduated from University of Charleston. Of these students, 713 received undergraduate degrees and 250 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 Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 368 $55,904
Nursing 54 $58,671
Health & Physical Education 36 NA
General Biology 27 NA
Accounting 16 $51,052
Graphic Communications 14 NA
Allied Health Professions 13 $48,786
Political Science & Government 12 NA
General Psychology 12 NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific 8 NA

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

Online Learning at UC

77% Take At Least One Class Online
53% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,265 students took at least one online class at University of Charleston. This is a decrease from the 2,309 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,265 1,555
2019-2020 2,309 1,628
2018-2019 2,050 1,156
2017-2018 1,946 1,050
2016-2017 1,644 919

Learn more about online learning at University of Charleston.

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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.

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