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Acceptance Rate 61.52%
Yield 16.80%
Applicants 2,573
Admitted 1,583
Enrolled 266

Charleston Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 61.52% at University of Charleston. Total 2,573 students applied and 1,583 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.ucwv.edu/Admissions/
Online Applicationwww.ucwv.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate/Undergraduate-Application/
Acceptance Rate61.52%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 61.52%. A total of 2,573 students (800 men and 1,021 women) have applied to and 1,583 (419 men and 669 women) students admitted to University of Charleston.
Among them, 106 male and 129 female students have enrolled into Charleston and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.80%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Charleston
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants2,5738001,02100
Admitted1,58341966900
Enrolled26610612900
Acceptance Rate 61.52% 52.38% 65.52% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.80% 25.30% 19.28% - -
[Chart] University of Charleston Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Charleston, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Charleston
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Charleston

The calendar system at University of Charleston is Semester. University of Charleston accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Charleston accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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