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University of Charleston

Charleston, WV 4 year Private

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

69.7%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$25

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in University of Charleston during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 1,984 666 1,318
Admitted students 1,383 478 905
Enrolled students 246 101 145
Acceptance rate 70% 72% 69%
Yield rate 18% 21% 16%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, University of Charleston received a total of 1,984 applications. These applications included 666 male applicants and 1,318 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 1,984 applicants, University of Charleston admitted 1,383 students. Among the admitted students, there were 478 males and 905 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 246 students chose to enroll at University of Charleston. This means that 246 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 101 were male and 145 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, University of Charleston had an overall acceptance rate of 70% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 72% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 69%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. University of Charleston had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 21%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for University of Charleston over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,949 739 1,210 1,022 399 623 52% 54% 52% 319 137 182 31% 34% 29%
2016 1,801 620 1,181 934 348 586 52% 56% 50% 304 133 171 32% 38% 29%
2017 2,737 864 1,873 1,765 559 1,206 64% 65% 64% 343 142 201 19% 25% 17%
2018 2,283 703 1,580 1,151 372 779 50% 53% 49% 305 126 179 26% 34% 23%
2019 2,454 773 1,681 1,228 406 822 50% 52% 49% 282 117 165 23% 29% 20%
2020 2,806 899 1,894 1,725 582 1,134 62% 65% 60% 294 146 148 17% 25% 13%
2021 1,984 666 1,318 1,383 478 905 70% 72% 69% 246 101 145 18% 21% 16%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Charleston uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Charleston.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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