University of Charleston

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Charleston

University of Charleston operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Charleston, West Virginia (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,259 students of which 3,061 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Charleston is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 61.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,107, with published in-state tuition of $33,800 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.8%. Graduates earn a median of $55,774 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,698 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 79900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.