University of Charleston Business Programs

University of Charleston is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Charleston, West Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

University of Charleston Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, UC is ranked #134 out of 1,477 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 20 schools in West Virginia.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#46	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Other Business & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Online Other Business & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#11	Best Other Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#11	Best Business Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Organizational Leadership Schools	College Factual
#79	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#199	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#199	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Charleston?

Contact details for UC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2300 Maccorkle Avenue, Se, Charleston, WV 25304
Phone:	800-995-4682
Website:	www.ucwv.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charleston-WV/University-of-Charleston/44525211851?ref=ts
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/UCWV

How Do I Get Into UC?

You can apply to UC online at: www.ucwv.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate/Undergraduate-Application/

Admission Requirements for UC

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UC?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, UC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to UC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 515 and 615. Math scores were between 470 and 545.

UC received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 23.

Can I Afford University of Charleston?

The overall average net price of UC is $26,526. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UC, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $6,227 a year. That adds up to $24,908 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UC is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,115 undergraduate students at UC, with 1,189 being full-time and 926 being part-time.

There are also 852 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,189 full-time undergraduates at UC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	154
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	723
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	129

Geographic Diversity

West Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at University of Charleston. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Brazil.

Online Learning at University of Charleston

In 2019-2020, 2,309 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd most popular in West Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Charleston was $32,200 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#16	#13
Business Management & Marketing	#16	#13
Organizational Leadership	#39	#33
General Business/Commerce	#42	#24
General Business/Commerce	#42	#24

Online Growth Rankings of UC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Charleston was 17.8%. This is the #624 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#31
Business Management & Marketing	#31
Organizational Leadership	#89

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%.

University of Charleston Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Organizational Leadership	10	323	0	0	333
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	123	36	159
General Business Administration and Management	2	45	0	0	47
General Business/Commerce	0	0	33	0	33
Accounting	0	16	0	0	16
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	12	387	156	36	591

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.