University of Charleston

University of Charleston is a private nonprofit college in Charleston, WV. Its average net price is $23,793 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$24,987
$30,001 to $48,000$19,846
$48,001 to $75,000$19,057
$75,001 to $110,000$23,844
$110,001 and up$26,868
$33,990Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$33,990Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,793Average Net Price
$12,960Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,000Books and Supplies
$2,870Other Expenses
33.7%Students on Pell Grants
32.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

61.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,170
8 years after entry$53,775
10 years after entry$56,207
46.7%Graduation Rate
74.8%Retention Rate
$18,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Charleston, WVLocation
Small citySetting
2,259Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,711 n=166$9,873 n=131
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$80,024 Small program - rough guide n=96$30,208 Small program - rough guide n=96
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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