Western Carolina University
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Details
- Name: Western Carolina University
- Location: Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 48.48%
- Average SAT Scores 1129
- Four Year Completion Rate 43.26% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 63.63% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 62.37% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
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Costs
- Yearly Costs: $18,462.00 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $8,285.00 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $4,285.00 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $15,656.00 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $22,492.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,250.00 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $9,305.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $11,625.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $14,701.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $17,042.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $17,857.00 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $37,533.00 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $40,130.00 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings No data Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $43,366.00 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,853.00 |
Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $27,099.00 | No data | $33,891.00 |
Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Engineering Technology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $24,113.00 | $15,848.00 | $57,173.00 |
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $25,625.00 | $21,837.00 | $24,606.00 |
International/Global Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $15,413.00 | $24,661.00 |
English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $19,219.00 | $12,000.00 | $30,162.00 |
Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,159.00 | $32,747.00 |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $17,011.00 | $11,854.00 | $30,194.00 |
Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $28,553.00 | $17,500.00 | $22,479.00 |
Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,792.00 |
Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,148.00 |
Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $12,077.00 | $36,319.00 |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $19,961.00 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $24,200.00 | $19,842.00 | $34,526.00 |
Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $62,214.00 |
Construction Engineering Technologies | Bachelor's Degree | $24,046.00 | $18,225.00 | $57,202.00 |
Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $28,046.00 | $19,202.00 | $23,472.00 |
Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $24,370.00 | $18,896.00 | $35,154.00 |
Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,187.00 |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $25,123.00 | $28,948.00 |
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $22,139.00 | $17,000.00 | $58,362.00 |
Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $18,566.00 | $13,453.00 | $33,951.00 |
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $23,845.00 | $21,494.00 | $33,207.00 |
Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $22,768.00 |
Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $19,242.00 | No data | $54,769.00 |
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,703.00 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $24,488.00 | $23,232.00 |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $25,332.00 | $13,252.00 | No data |
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $24,629.00 | $18,168.00 | $47,032.00 |
Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $24,527.00 | $17,413.00 | $38,206.00 |
Special Education and Teaching | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,480.00 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,337.00 |
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $57,197.00 |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $27,498.00 | $23,864.00 |
Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,090.00 |
Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $19,473.00 | No data | No data |
Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $22,816.00 | $21,829.00 | $36,962.00 |
History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $24,437.00 |
Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $55,712.00 |
Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $15,307.00 | $20,834.00 |
Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $21,729.00 | $17,310.00 | $24,466.00 |
Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $22,891.00 | $28,940.00 |