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University of Charleston

Charleston, West Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ucwv.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-3.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,062
peer median 3,339
Avg net price
$22,107
+$680 vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,573
2,573 candidates competed
Admitted
1,583
61.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
266
16.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
46%-3.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
36%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
44%
Full-time retention
75%

Pell equity

20.7pp gap
Pell recipients
35%50 of 143
Non-Pell (all)
56%83 of 149
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%23 of 44
No Federal Aid
57%60 of 105

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 56 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
13
23.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing13 · 23.2%
  • No Data43 · 76.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
13
No data
43

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.

13
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+33.7%
$43,601 vs $32,604
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.2%
$47,004 vs $32,604
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+44.3%
$47,037 vs $32,604
Business/Commerce General
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+62.2%
$75,247 vs $46,391
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+96.2%
$63,958 vs $32,604
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+98.0%
$64,571 vs $32,604
Business Management Marketing and Related Support Services Other
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+100.8%
$93,132 vs $46,391
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+118.1%
$71,104 vs $32,604

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
157%
$208,018 debt · $132,437 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
102%
$133,933 debt · $131,476 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
49%
$21,500 debt · $43,601 earn
Business/Commerce General
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
49%
$36,750 debt · $75,247 earn
Graphic Communications
Bachelor Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
44%
$20,500 debt · $47,037 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$27,000 debt · $64,571 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
39%
$24,649 debt · $63,958 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$22,457 debt · $71,104 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1958Next review Aug 2035

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 15

  1. Jan 2026Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  3. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  5. Jan 2025Voluntary Withdrawal Received
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,427
$30–48k$25,331
$48–75k$16,945
$75–110k$20,215
$110k+$23,795

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,107
+$680vs Doctoral/Professional median $21,428
Federal loans
35.5%
In-state tuition
$33,800
Out-of-state
$33,800

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 991 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $18.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
991
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,865,885 total
Direct Loans
$18.0M
1,993 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
651 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
838 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.8M
296 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.2M
87 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.2M
121 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 622 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
622
Defaulted
12
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.1%
2017
6.4%
2018
7.8%
2019
1.9%
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 University of Charleston

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs48
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,503 total completions
01Business
83155.3%
02Health Professions
46430.9%
03Security/Protective
865.7%
04Parks/Recreation
392.6%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
251.7%
06Biological Sciences
171.1%
07Social Sciences
140.9%
08Psychology
120.8%
09Communication
90.6%
10Computer Sciences
60.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,062
12-mo unduplicated
5,093
Undergraduate
4,110
Graduate
983

Gender split

Men
64%3,251
Women
36%1,842

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.0%
Black
9.4%
Hispanic
8.7%
Non-resident
7.8%
Two or more
4.3%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
578
365 M · 213 W
Women athletes
36.9%
Athletic aid
$6.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.6M
$2.5M
Recruiting expense
$54K
$25K
Head-coach salaries
$50K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
113 M · 91 W
$1.4M
Football
133 M · —
$2.1M
Soccer
56 M · 35 W
$986K
Baseball
61 M · —
$662K
Volleyball
21 M · 35 W
$793K
Basketball
20 M · 18 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.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.73
2 offenses · 2,758 students

3-year trend

1.032 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.73Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor036

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
126

University of Charleston vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions University of Charleston selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectUniversity of Charleston
46%—3,062$22,107Doctoral/Professional
Trevecca Nazarene University
53%69.4%3,195$16,813Doctoral/Professional
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
17%74.6%3,220$13,090Doctoral/Professional
Hampton University
57%62.2%4,244$25,319Doctoral/Professional
Wingate University
46%91.1%3,458$20,748Doctoral/Professional
Marymount University
54%93.2%4,060$29,137Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median50%74.6%3,339$21,428

Institutions like University of Charleston

Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Charleston's comparison group.

IPEDS

University of Charleston Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Julia Morris
    Director of Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about University of Charleston

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Charleston.

What is the graduation rate at University of Charleston?

University of Charleston reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Charleston?

University of Charleston reports a total enrollment of 3,062 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Charleston?

The average net price at University of Charleston is $22,107 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Charleston?

University of Charleston's yield rate is 16.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Charleston located?

University of Charleston is located in Charleston, West Virginia 25304.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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