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University of Charleston

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Charleston, WV
Population 180,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,083
Men / Women 62% / 38%
White 69%
Black 10%
Hispanic 9%
International 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 50%
Business & Economics 27%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16%
Education 4%
Arts 3%
Engineering, Computing & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $33,800
Est. Cost of Attendance $46,470
10-Year ROI $136,000
ROI Percentile 43th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 37 #363
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Charleston 230 40% / 60% 0% $80,969
Computer Science
Data Analytics 2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 22 23% / 77% 0% $65,803
Exercise Science 19 58% / 42% 0%
Nursing 59 22% / 78% 0% $85,852
Public Health Education and Promotion 3 0% / 100% 0%
Radiologic Technology 11 18% / 82% 0% $90,258
Accounting 9 78% / 22% 0%
Advertising and Public Relations 7 57% / 43% 0%
Business Administration 22 77% / 23% 0% $78,397
Business Statistics
Digital Marketing 4 25% / 75% 0%
Entrepreneurship 1 0% / 100% 0%
Financial Planning and Services 4 75% / 25% 0%
Healthcare Administration 3 33% / 67% 0%
Management Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Organizational Leadership
Sports Management 10 100% / 0% 0%
English 1 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 6 67% / 33% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 0% / 100% 0%
Political Science 2 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 11 36% / 64% 0%
Psychology 12 17% / 83% 0%
Psychology
Education of Culturally Different Learners
Elementary Education 9 0% / 100% 0%
Digital Communication and Media
Digital Media Design 5 20% / 80% 0%
Graphic Communications 1 100% / 0% 0%