by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Charleston was awarded 132 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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UC landed the #696 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
UC is also ranked #3 out of 28 schools in West Virginia.
If you're applying to University of Charleston you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 70%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Charleston is about average at 14 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 51%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Charleston enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
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 27% for first-time, full-time students at UC, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,928 | $18,851 | $19,179 | $21,392 | $31,978 |
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 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,681 a year. That adds up to $22,724 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UC is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charleston-WV/University-of-Charleston/44525211851?ref=ts |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UCWV |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 368 | $55,904 |
| Nursing | 54 | $58,671 |
| Health & Physical Education | 36 | NA |
| General Biology | 27 | NA |
| Accounting | 16 | $51,052 |
| Graphic Communications | 14 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 13 | $48,786 |
| Political Science & Government | 12 | NA |
| General Psychology | 12 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8 | NA |
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 2020-2021, 2,265 students took at least one online class at University of Charleston. This is a decrease from the 2,309 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,265 | 1,555 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,309 | 1,628 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,050 | 1,156 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,946 | 1,050 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,644 | 919 |
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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