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College Factual ranked UC as #1,557 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
UC is also ranked #7 out of 25 schools in West Virginia.
The acceptance rate at University of Charleston is a competitive 68%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Charleston is about average at 16 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.
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 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
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 University of Charleston is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UC this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Charleston.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,115 undergraduates at UC with 1,189 being full-time and 926 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,509 | $14,123 | $25,327 | $24,078 | $20,067 |
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.
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.
See which majors at University of Charleston make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Charleston.
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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 378 | $63,623 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 203 | NA |
| Nursing | 183 | $69,468 |
| Allied Health Professions | 46 | $57,338 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 46 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 30 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 27 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 25 | NA |
| Accounting | 22 | $45,410 |
| General Biology | 21 | $29,188 |
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 2022-2023, 2,379 students took at least one online class at University of Charleston. This is an increase from the 2,265 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,379 | 1,734 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,265 | 1,555 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,309 | 1,628 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,946 | 1,050 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Charleston.
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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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