Charleston Rankings and Evaluation

National Universities

#294 in National Universities

West Virginia Colleges

#3 in West Virginia Colleges

University of Charleston is ranked 294^th in National Universities and 3^rd in West Virginia Colleges.

The following statements evaluate University of Charleston by comparing key academic facts to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

Its tuition & fees of $22,617 is comparable to similar schools.
The acceptance rate (62%) is average.
It has very large number of students of 3,062.
The financial aid amount ($19,206) is average.
It offers very diverse area of study (53 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Charleston are $22,617 and it is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston $22,617

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $26,737

4-Years Colleges $22,926

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia $21,328

Graduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 graduate tuition & fees of Charleston are $17,729 and it is expensive compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston $17,729

All U.S. Colleges $18,842

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $18,688

4-Years Colleges $18,848

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia $11,525

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate of Charleston is 62% and it is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 62%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 66%

4-Years Colleges 68%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 59%

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The yield, also known as enrollment rate, of Charleston is 17% and the yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 17%

All U.S. Colleges 37%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 35%

4-Years Colleges 35%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 26%

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Charleston is 46% and it is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 46%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 56%

4-Years Colleges 51%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 52%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Charleston is 32% and it is extremely higher (many students transferred-out) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 32%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 25%

4-Years Colleges 24%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 25%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Charleston is 75% and it is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 75%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 74%

4-Years Colleges 73%

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 68%

Student Population

The total student population at Charleston is 3,062 and its population very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 3,062

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 2,477

4-Years Colleges 4,686

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 766

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Charleston is $19,206 which is 84.92% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston $19,206

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges $16,488

4-Years Colleges $12,161

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia $17,093

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Charleston is 15 to 1 and the ratio is extremely higher (many students per class/faculty) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 15 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 12 to 1

4-Years Colleges 14 to 1

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 10 to 1

Number of Programs

Charleston offers 53 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.

University of Charleston 53

All U.S. Colleges 37

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges 45

4-Years Colleges 58

Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia 30

Number of Online Programs

Charleston offers 12 online programs and it means very diverse online programs compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in West Virginia.