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Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·queens.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
+12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
1,599
peer median 1,576
Avg net price
$27,786
+$3.9k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
4,702
4,702 candidates competed
Admitted
2,919
62.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
261
8.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
61%+12.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
61%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
62%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-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 60 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
14
23.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing14 · 23.3%
  • No Data46 · 76.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
13
No data
46

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.

14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+16.3%
$47,447 vs $40,791
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+28.3%
$41,303 vs $32,203
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+38.7%
$63,561 vs $45,831
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+39.3%
$76,244 vs $54,745
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+49.9%
$68,688 vs $45,831
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+64.2%
$52,870 vs $32,203
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+68.2%
$54,170 vs $32,203
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+104.9%
$65,985 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
94%
$44,521 debt · $47,447 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
63%
$47,834 debt · $76,244 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
62%
$25,752 debt · $41,303 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
51%
$27,000 debt · $52,870 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
50%
$27,000 debt · $54,170 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
47%
$32,468 debt · $68,688 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
41%
$27,000 debt · $65,985 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$47,810 debt · $120,405 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 1932Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 9

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Nov 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,332
$30–48k$23,207
$48–75k$24,168
$75–110k$28,378
$110k+$31,276

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,786
+$3,900vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,886
Federal loans
44.5%
In-state tuition
$43,285
Out-of-state
$43,285

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 375 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $9.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
375
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,278,960 total
Direct Loans
$9.6M
1,218 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.7M
400 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
504 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.5M
169 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
128 loan awards
Grad PLUS$221K
17 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 708 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
708
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.4%
2017
3.4%
2018
3.2%
2019
0.9%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Queens

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs69
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

529 total completions
01Health Professions
14828.0%
02Business
11521.7%
03English Language
6211.7%
04Communication
509.5%
05Education
407.6%
06Biological Sciences
346.4%
07Visual/Performing Arts
275.1%
08Psychology
234.3%
09Social Sciences
193.6%
10Parks/Recreation
112.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,599
12-mo unduplicated
2,103
Undergraduate
1,470
Graduate
633

Gender split

Men
35%728
Women
65%1,375

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.8%
Black
14.3%
Hispanic
13.1%
Non-resident
12.7%
Unknown
4.5%
Asian
3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Two or more
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
559
270 M · 289 W
Women athletes
51.7%
Athletic aid
$9.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$26.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.9M
$5.1M
Recruiting expense
$124K
$101K
Head-coach salaries
$58K
$60K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
102 M · 123 W
$1.7M
Lacrosse
51 M · 39 W
$1.8M
Swimming
36 M · 27 W
$1.5M
Soccer
30 M · 33 W
$1.5M
Other Sports
· 49 W
$1.1M
Volleyball
23 M · 17 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.74
7 offenses · 1,873 students

3-year trend

2.572 yrs ago8.241 yr ago3.74Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
30
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Rape
3

By location

7total
  • On campus7

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs07
Liquor098

Residence-hall fires

  • Wireman1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $1,000-$9,999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
123

Queens vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Queens selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectQueens University of Charlotte
61%1,599$27,786Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lenoir-Rhyne University
48%84.6%2,256$23,393Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Piedmont University
47%93.3%1,857$20,893Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Spalding University
51%99.4%1,553$24,264Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Florida Institute of Technology-Online
40.2%815$25,374Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
King University
49%99.7%1,157$23,508Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median49%93.3%1,576$23,886

Frequently asked questions about Queens University of Charlotte

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Queens.

What is the graduation rate at Queens University of Charlotte?

Queens University of Charlotte reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Queens University of Charlotte?

Queens University of Charlotte reports a total enrollment of 1,599 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Queens University of Charlotte?

The average net price at Queens University of Charlotte is $27,786 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Queens University of Charlotte?

Queens University of Charlotte's yield rate is 8.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Queens University of Charlotte located?

Queens University of Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina 28274.

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