University of Charleston

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 180,000

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 578 (47.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Charleston 896 75% 67% 1% 8% 10% 5% $80,679 74 +0.18 82 97% 4.2%
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $91,066 12 -0.99 89 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 42 — 90% 55% 0% 14% 21% 2% $82,405 26 -0.60 83 — — — — —
Data Analytics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $89,943 17 -0.96 89 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $80,119 81 +0.77 81 — — — — —
Biology 16 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $86,168 98 +2.29 86 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 24 — 58% 46% 4% 12% 8% 21% $55,852 26 -0.69 34 — — — — —
Nursing 149 — 19% 90% 1% 3% 2% 1% $93,971 66 +0.17 91 97% 3.5% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,809 78 +0.62 71 — — — — —
Radiologic Technology 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $70,751 20 -0.73 69 92% — — — —
Accounting 12 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 8% 25% $84,485 50 -0.16 85 100% — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 9 — 44% 11% 0% 33% 11% 33% $77,180 53 -0.03 78 — — — — —
Business Administration 22 — 77% 23% 0% 14% 9% 55% $80,916 71 +0.17 82 96% 4.4% — — —
Business Analytics 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $82,436 31 -0.57 83 — — — — —
Business Statistics — — — — — — — — $85,378 35 -0.40 86 — — — — —
Digital Marketing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,997 62 +0.19 81 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship — — — — — — — — $78,966 69 +0.14 80 — — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 25% $87,493 38 -0.40 87 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,578 73 +0.22 69 — — — — —
Management Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $81,230 71 +0.19 82 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 543 — 95% 67% 2% 8% 13% 0% $80,916 69 +0.36 82 96% 4.4% — — —
Sports Management 15 — 87% 27% 0% 33% 0% 40% $55,819 31 -0.58 34 — — — — —
English 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,768 56 +0.04 25 — — — — —
General Studies 5 — 60% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $54,117 36 -0.31 29 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $57,464 62 +0.01 38 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,981 0 -2.08 9 100% — — — —
Political Science 8 +3 62% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $43,981 0 -2.08 9 100% — — — —
Psychology 12 — 8% 58% 0% 8% 0% 8% $49,083 9 -1.35 17 — — — — —
Education of Culturally Different Learners 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,046 57 +0.11 34 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $53,543 65 +0.19 27 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media — — — — — — — — $54,328 54 -0.09 29 — — — — —
Digital Media Design 6 — 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% 50% $57,186 64 +0.10 37 — — — — —
Graphic Communications — — — — — — — — $48,258 17 -0.92 15 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,455 46 -0.20 41 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,166
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

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

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 68.5% 614 92% 63% 2% 9% 13% 5% $80,300 53 +0.30 81 97% 4.4%
Health Sciences 19.9% 178 25% 84% 1% 4% 3% 4% $88,185 84 +0.04 88 97% 3.5%
Computer Science 4.9% 44 89% 55% 0% 14% 20% 5% $82,748 8 -0.61 83 — —
Social Sciences 2.6% 23 30% 65% 0% 4% 4% 4% $46,643 2 -1.70 12 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 1.9% 17 41% 82% 0% 0% 0% 18% $85,812 99 +2.20 86 100% —
Humanities 0.9% 8 75% 50% 0% 12% 12% 12% $54,198 46 -0.18 29 — —
Arts 0.7% 6 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% 50% $57,186 73 +0.10 37 — —
Education 0.3% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $54,377 55 +0.16 30 — —
Professional 0.3% 3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,455 22 -0.20 41 — —

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 #375 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 133 $2.2M $2.1M $21K
Track & Field (combined) 113 $726K $708K $17K
Baseball 61 $696K $661K $34K
Soccer 56 $881K $474K $406K
Volleyball 21 $321K $311K $9K
Basketball 20 $609K $559K $50K
Golf 14 $264K $236K $28K
Tennis 14 $316K $282K $33K
Total 365 $6.0M $5.4M $602K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 91 $663K $647K $15K
Lacrosse 38 $608K $559K $49K
Soccer 35 $532K $511K $20K
Volleyball 35 $482K $481K $897
Softball 29 $453K $410K $42K
Basketball 18 $530K $508K $22K
Tennis 15 $317K $296K $21K
Golf 9 $230K $220K $9K
Total 213 $3.8M $3.6M $184K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 204 $1.4M $1.4M $33K
Football 133 $2.2M $2.1M $21K
Soccer 91 $1.4M $985K $427K
Baseball 61 $696K $661K $34K
Volleyball 56 $803K $793K $10K
Basketball 38 $1.1M $1.1M $73K
Lacrosse 38 $608K $559K $49K
Softball 29 $453K $410K $42K
Tennis 29 $634K $579K $55K
Golf 23 $494K $456K $38K
Total 578 $10.3M $9.5M $789K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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