by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Chowan University was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is recreation administration.
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Chowan University is ranked #2,096 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Chowan University held the #2,173 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Chowan University is also ranked #90 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
When it comes to admittance, Chowan University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 79%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 11% of students accepted to Chowan University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 425 and 525. Math scores were between 450 and 555.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Chowan University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Chowan University is 100%. This is higher than 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 Chowan University is 64%, 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 obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 12% for first-time, full-time students at Chowan University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,100 undergraduates at Chowan University with 1,081 being full-time and 19 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,263 | $15,301 | $17,576 | $19,247 | $25,664 |
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 Chowan University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chowan University, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,149 a year. That adds up to $28,596 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Chowan University is 25.9%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
Get more details about the location of Chowan University.
Contact details for Chowan University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855 |
| Phone: | 252-398-6500 |
| Website: | https://www.chowan.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ChowanUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/ChowanU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 32 | $28,131 |
| Health & Physical Education | 26 | $26,216 |
| General Psychology | 25 | $19,155 |
| General Biology | 17 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 14 | $33,262 |
| Recreation Administration | 12 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 12 | NA |
| General English Literature | 9 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 7 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 6 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 564 students took at least one online class at Chowan University. This is a decrease from the 1,030 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 564 | 81 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,030 | 43 |
| 2018-2019 | 347 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 244 | 11 |
| 2016-2017 | 47 | 9 |
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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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