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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Charleston, WV
Population 180,000
Website https://www.ucwv.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,456
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 48%
From Region 22%
Athletes 57.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
International 13%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2012 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2013 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2015 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2017 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2018 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2019 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2020 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2021 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2022 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2023 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2024 Men: 45.1% 45.1%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Native: 3.1% 3.1% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2012 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2013 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2014 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2015 Black: 10.6% 10.6% 2016 Black: 17.3% 17.3% 2017 Black: 15.9% 15.9% 2018 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2019 Black: 16.6% 16.6% 2020 Black: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2022 Black: 12.8% 12.8% 2023 Black: 13.8% 13.8% 2024 Black: 10.3% 10.3% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 Hispanic: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4% 2011 White: 42.6% 42.6% 2012 White: 56.1% 56.1% 2013 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2014 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2015 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2016 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2017 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2019 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2020 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2021 White: 66.8% 66.8% 2022 White: 60.6% 60.6% 2023 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2024 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2011 International: 22.4% 22.4% 2012 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2013 International: 5.6% 5.6% 2014 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2015 International: 4.8% 4.8% 2016 International: 9.0% 9.0% 2017 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2018 International: 10.0% 10.0% 2019 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2020 International: 10.8% 10.8% 2021 International: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 International: 13.1% 13.1% 2023 International: 8.5% 8.5% 2024 International: 10.6% 10.6%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Black: 11.9% 11.9% 2021 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2022 Black: 11.6% 11.6% 2023 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2025 Black: 10.1% 10.1% 2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2025 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2020 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2021 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2022 White: 64.0% 64.0% 2023 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2024 White: 59.1% 59.1% 2025 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2020 International: 11.1% 11.1% 2021 International: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 International: 11.3% 11.3% 2023 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2024 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2025 International: 12.7% 12.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Charleston 896 75% / 25% 5% $72,741 78 96%
Computer Science — — — — $82,208 87 —
Cybersecurity 42 — 90% / 10% 2% — — —
Data Analytics 2 — 50% / 50% 50% $76,459 82 —
Biochemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $62,815 61 —
Biology 16 — 38% / 62% 12% $61,934 59 90%
Exercise Science 24 — 58% / 42% 21% $53,812 37 —
Nursing 149 — 19% / 81% 1% $82,511 87 96%
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,146 60 —
Radiologic Technology 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $69,557 74 90%
Accounting 12 — 50% / 50% 25% $72,712 78 96%
Advertising and Public Relations 9 — 44% / 56% 33% $67,627 71 —
Business Administration 22 — 77% / 23% 55% $73,625 79 98%
Business Analytics 3 — 67% / 33% 67% — — —
Business Statistics — — — — $74,505 80 —
Digital Marketing 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,783 77 —
Entrepreneurship — — — — $71,865 77 —
Financial Planning and Services 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $74,297 80 —
Healthcare Administration 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $65,134 66 —
Management Science 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $72,466 78 —
Organizational Leadership 543 — 95% / 5% 0% $73,625 79 —
Sports Management 15 — 87% / 13% 40% $52,499 33 —
English 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,194 16 —
General Studies 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $50,016 26 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 100% $51,129 29 —
Political Science 8 +3 62% / 38% 0% $43,982 12 100%
Political Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $43,982 12 100%
Psychology 12 — 8% / 92% 8% $52,312 33 —
Psychology — — — — $49,503 24 —
Education of Culturally Different Learners 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,327 39 —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% / 100% 50% $52,648 34 —
Digital Communication and Media — — — — $52,040 32 —
Digital Media Design 6 — 50% / 50% 50% $53,083 35 —
Graphic Communications — — — — $48,260 21 100%
Criminal Justice 3 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,166
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.0% 52.0% 2012 Graduated: 41.7% 41.7% 2013 Graduated: 45.7% 45.7% 2014 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2015 Graduated: 46.9% 46.9% 2016 Graduated: 39.7% 39.7% 2017 Graduated: 49.4% 49.4% 2018 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Graduated: 38.4% 38.4% 2020 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4% 2021 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0% 2022 Graduated: 41.8% 41.8% 2023 Graduated: 46.3% 46.3% 2024 Graduated: 45.5% 45.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2013 Men: 49.2% 49.2% 2014 Men: 29.0% 29.0% 2015 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2016 Men: 34.7% 34.7% 2017 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Men: 38.4% 38.4% 2021 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2022 Men: 40.5% 40.5% 2023 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2024 Men: 40.2% 40.2% 2011 Women: 59.9% 59.9% 2012 Women: 44.7% 44.7% 2013 Women: 43.4% 43.4% 2014 Women: 39.9% 39.9% 2015 Women: 46.3% 46.3% 2016 Women: 43.5% 43.5% 2017 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2018 Women: 47.1% 47.1% 2019 Women: 42.0% 42.0% 2020 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2021 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2022 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2023 Women: 45.0% 45.0% 2024 Women: 49.4% 49.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2012 Black: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Black: 18.2% 18.2% 2014 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2015 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2016 Black: 24.1% 24.1% 2017 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2018 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2019 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2020 Black: 37.5% 37.5% 2021 Black: 24.4% 24.4% 2022 Black: 23.7% 23.7% 2023 Black: 29.8% 29.8% 2024 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2020 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2023 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2024 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 White: 51.7% 51.7% 2012 White: 40.3% 40.3% 2013 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2014 White: 35.7% 35.7% 2015 White: 48.4% 48.4% 2016 White: 46.4% 46.4% 2017 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2019 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 White: 47.0% 47.0% 2021 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 White: 44.4% 44.4% 2023 White: 52.3% 52.3% 2024 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2011 International: 64.5% 64.5% 2012 International: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 23.8% 23.8% 2015 International: 76.9% 76.9% 2016 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 International: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2019 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2020 International: 63.9% 63.9% 2021 International: 41.9% 41.9% 2022 International: 43.6% 43.6% 2023 International: 51.7% 51.7% 2024 International: 64.5% 64.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 68.5% 614 92% / 8% 5% $72,944 78 97%
Health Sciences 19.9% 178 25% / 75% 4% $78,236 84 96%
Computer Science 4.9% 44 89% / 11% 5% $76,459 82 —
Humanities & Social Sciences 3.5% 31 42% / 58% 6% $48,553 22 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 1.9% 17 41% / 59% 18% $61,986 60 90%
Arts 0.7% 6 50% / 50% 50% $53,083 35 —
Education 0.3% 3 33% / 67% 33% $53,208 35 —
Professional 0.3% 3 100% / 0% 0% — — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 21 #59 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 21 #376 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8% 2012 Acceptance: 56.0% 56.0% 2013 Acceptance: 69.1% 69.1% 2014 Acceptance: 60.8% 60.8% 2015 Acceptance: 52.4% 52.4% 2016 Acceptance: 51.9% 51.9% 2017 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2018 Acceptance: 50.4% 50.4% 2019 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2021 Acceptance: 69.7% 69.7% 2022 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2023 Acceptance: 64.5% 64.5% 2024 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2011 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2012 Yield: 26.2% 26.2% 2013 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Yield: 30.8% 30.8% 2015 Yield: 31.2% 31.2% 2016 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2017 Yield: 19.4% 19.4% 2018 Yield: 26.5% 26.5% 2019 Yield: 23.0% 23.0% 2020 Yield: 17.0% 17.0% 2021 Yield: 17.8% 17.8% 2022 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Yield: 24.0% 24.0% 2024 Yield: 16.8% 16.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,702 1,702 2012 Applicants: 1,641 1,641 2013 Applicants: 1,312 1,312 2014 Applicants: 1,787 1,787 2015 Applicants: 1,949 1,949 2016 Applicants: 1,801 1,801 2017 Applicants: 2,737 2,737 2018 Applicants: 2,283 2,283 2019 Applicants: 2,454 2,454 2020 Applicants: 2,806 2,806 2021 Applicants: 1,984 1,984 2022 Applicants: 1,571 1,571 2023 Applicants: 1,635 1,635 2024 Applicants: 2,573 2,573 2011 Admitted: 967 967 2012 Admitted: 919 919 2013 Admitted: 906 906 2014 Admitted: 1,086 1,086 2015 Admitted: 1,022 1,022 2016 Admitted: 934 934 2017 Admitted: 1,765 1,765 2018 Admitted: 1,151 1,151 2019 Admitted: 1,228 1,228 2020 Admitted: 1,725 1,725 2021 Admitted: 1,383 1,383 2022 Admitted: 1,064 1,064 2023 Admitted: 1,055 1,055 2024 Admitted: 1,583 1,583 2011 Enrolled: 245 245 2012 Enrolled: 241 241 2013 Enrolled: 272 272 2014 Enrolled: 335 335 2015 Enrolled: 319 319 2016 Enrolled: 304 304 2017 Enrolled: 343 343 2018 Enrolled: 305 305 2019 Enrolled: 282 282 2020 Enrolled: 294 294 2021 Enrolled: 246 246 2022 Enrolled: 266 266 2023 Enrolled: 253 253 2024 Enrolled: 266 266

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 895 895 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 880 880 2015 25th: 873 873 2016 25th: 843 843 2017 25th: 860 860 2018 25th: 906 906 2019 25th: 940 940 2020 25th: 985 985 2011 75th: 1105 1105 2012 75th: 1070 1070 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1088 1088 2015 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 1018 1018 2017 75th: 1030 1030 2018 75th: 1143 1143 2019 75th: 1143 1143 2020 75th: 1160 1160

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 450 450 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 443 443 2016 25th: 423 423 2017 25th: 420 420 2018 25th: 443 443 2019 25th: 450 450 2020 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 560 560 2012 75th: 540 540 2013 75th: 535 535 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 518 518 2017 75th: 510 510 2018 75th: 575 575 2019 75th: 543 543 2020 75th: 545 545

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 445 445 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 430 430 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 440 440 2018 25th: 463 463 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 515 515 2011 75th: 545 545 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 515 515 2014 75th: 538 538 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 500 500 2017 75th: 520 520 2018 75th: 568 568 2019 75th: 600 600 2020 75th: 615 615

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 Submitted: 67.0% 67.0% 2019 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0% 2020 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.