BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit
Chowan University
6-yr Graduation
30%
-13.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
675
peer median 953
Avg net price
$16,189
-$5.0k vs Baccalaureate
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
2,124
2,124 candidates competed
Admitted
1,461
68.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
180
12.3% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
30%-13.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Overall completion
30%-13.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
19%
4-year graduation
19%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
30%
Full-time retention
71%
Full-time retention
71%
Pell equity
10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
28%
Non-Pell
38%
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 33 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 26 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
33
Passing
7
21.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
33programs
- Passing7 · 21.2%
- No Data26 · 78.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
26
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$33,143
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+2.9%
+$940
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+2.9%
$33,143 vs $32,203
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$36,682
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+13.9%
+$4,479
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+13.9%
$36,682 vs $32,203
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$39,224
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+21.8%
+$7,021
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+21.8%
$39,224 vs $32,203
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$44,711
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+38.8%
+$12,508
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+38.8%
$44,711 vs $32,203
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
$44,793
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+39.1%
+$12,590
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+39.1%
$44,793 vs $32,203
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$44,858
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+39.3%
+$12,655
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+39.3%
$44,858 vs $32,203
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$54,889
$32,203
Same-State HS Median
+70.4%
+$22,686
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.4%
$54,889 vs $32,203
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+2.9%
+$940
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$38,875
$36,682
106%
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$38,875 debt · $36,682 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$37,500
$39,224
96%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
$37,500 debt · $39,224 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$31,000
$33,143
94%
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$31,000 debt · $33,143 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$36,000
$44,858
80%
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
$36,000 debt · $44,858 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$29,500
$44,711
66%
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
$29,500 debt · $44,711 earn
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
$26,181
$44,793
58%
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
$26,181 debt · $44,793 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,000
$54,889
57%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$31,000 debt · $54,889 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Accredited since 1956Next review Dec 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 5
- Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2019Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2015Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$16,189
-$4,969vs Baccalaureate median $21,158
Federal loans
57.0%
In-state tuition
$27,110
Out-of-state
$27,110
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 386 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
386
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,288,930 total
Direct Loans
$5.1M
992 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
0k’23
0k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.4M
380 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
420 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$832K
79 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
112 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7K
1 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 640 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (8.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
8.1%
+5.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
640
Defaulted
52
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
22.8%+13.5
2017
24.6%+15.4
2018
25.9%+18.9
2019
8.1%+5.8
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Chowan
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
191 total completions
01Business
4624.1%
01Business
4624.1%
02Parks/Recreation
3518.3%
02Parks/Recreation
3518.3%
03Education
3317.3%
03Education
3317.3%
04Security/Protective
2111.0%
04Security/Protective
2111.0%
05Liberal Arts
189.4%
05Liberal Arts
189.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
168.4%
06Visual/Performing Arts
168.4%
07Psychology
126.3%
07Psychology
126.3%
08Biological Sciences
63.1%
08Biological Sciences
63.1%
09History
21.0%
09History
21.0%
10Philosophy/Religion
21.0%
10Philosophy/Religion
21.0%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
675
12-mo unduplicated
784
Undergraduate
677
Graduate
107
Gender split
Men
60%467
Women
40%317
Race / ethnicity composition
Black
49.8%
White
28.1%
Non-resident
6.9%
Unknown
6.0%
Hispanic
4.5%
Two or more
3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
457
334 M · 123 W
Women athletes
26.9%
Athletic aid
$2.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.5M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$1.9M
$880K
Recruiting expense
$30K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$46K
$37K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 11
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
140
—
$1,331,891
Football
140 M · —
Soccer
36
29
$829,068
Soccer
36 M · 29 W
Baseball
59
—
$473,609
Baseball
59 M · —
Lacrosse
35
21
$624,461
Lacrosse
35 M · 21 W
Basketball
30
16
$886,519
Basketball
30 M · 16 W
Softball
—
24
$262,060
Softball
— · 24 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
21.44
19 offenses · 886 students
3-year trend
10.002 yrs ago18.351 yr ago21.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
48
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
33
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
8
Aggravated assault
5
Fondling
4
Robbery
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
19total
- On campus19
Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
9
Dating violence
1
Stalking
10 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons15
Drugs2115
Liquor032
Residence-hall fires
- Whites Crossing C1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Whites Crossing F1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
32
Chowan vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Chowan selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectChowan University | 30% | — | 675 | $16,189 | Baccalaureate |
| 44% | 89.0% | 968 | $18,062 | Baccalaureate | |
| 54% | 80.1% | 972 | $25,857 | Baccalaureate | |
| 39% | 99.1% | 1,028 | $22,080 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 73.4% | 892 | $19,300 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 74.0% | 950 | $19,297 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | 89.0% | 763 | $22,085 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 71.6% | 956 | $21,554 | Baccalaureate | |
| 55% | 93.5% | 1,061 | $20,088 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 69.5% | 892 | $21,401 | Baccalaureate | |
| 49% | 71.9% | 1,021 | $23,369 | Baccalaureate | |
| 42% | 76.8% | 910 | $25,765 | Baccalaureate | |
| 28% | 59.2% | 936 | $15,662 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 67.9% | 1,110 | $20,313 | Baccalaureate | |
| 34% | 76.8% | 878 | $24,837 | Baccalaureate | |
| 48% | 69.2% | 962 | $26,328 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 96.7% | 810 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 28% | 83.0% | 999 | $28,083 | Baccalaureate | |
| 18% | 78.2% | 912 | $35,081 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 47.3% | 974 | $20,979 | Baccalaureate | |
| 30% | — | 780 | $15,360 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 97.6% | 1,193 | $19,245 | Baccalaureate | |
| 36% | 75.6% | 1,041 | $27,310 | Baccalaureate | |
| 27% | 64.8% | 676 | $33,756 | Baccalaureate | |
| 31% | 85.4% | 760 | $13,461 | Baccalaureate | |
| 35% | 83.2% | 979 | $21,158 | Baccalaureate | |
| 51% | 59.5% | 778 | $13,630 | Baccalaureate | |
| 25% | 69.4% | 878 | $29,932 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 93.3% | 1,055 | $18,148 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 38.4% | 959 | $16,602 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 43% | 76.2% | 953 | $21,158 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in Chowan's comparison group.
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Chowan Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Team
1 member
- Elizabeth CoxRegistrar & Director of Institutional Research
Frequently asked questions about Chowan University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chowan.
What is the graduation rate at Chowan University?
Chowan University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Chowan University?
Chowan University reports a total enrollment of 675 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Chowan University?
The average net price at Chowan University is $16,189 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Chowan University?
Chowan University's yield rate is 12.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Chowan University located?
Chowan University is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855.
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