Chowan University Business Programs

Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The surrounding location of Murfreesboro is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Chowan University?

Contact details for Chowan University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
Phone:	252-398-6500
Website:	https://www.chowan.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ChowanUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ChowanU

How Do I Get Into Chowan University?

You can apply to Chowan University online at: https://www.chowan.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Chowan University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Chowan University?

Chowan University has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to Chowan University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 500. Math scores were between 390 and 500.

Chowan University received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 12 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 18. Composite scores were between 14 and 17.

Can I Afford Chowan University?

The overall average net price of Chowan University is $19,788. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chowan University, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $6,837 a year. That adds up to $27,348 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Chowan University is 25.9%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Chowan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,100 undergraduate students at Chowan University, with 1,081 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,081 full-time undergraduates at Chowan University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chowan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	623
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	202
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	180

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Chowan University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Chowan University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at Chowan University

In 2019-2020, 1,030 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Chowan University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Chowan University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Chowan University was 1,232.8%. This is the #64 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Chowan University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Chowan University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	14	14
TOTAL	14	14

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Thomas T. Waterman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.