CIU

Catholic International University

Charles Town, West Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Catholic International University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Charles Town, West Virginia. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 230 students in fall 2024, including 125 undergraduates and 105 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Catholic International University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 2 programs, the largest being Theology. It awarded 31 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

230

Students enrolled

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

3:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Theology and Religious Vocations 1

Theology CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster Online option 31 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Online option

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, part-time students: 75%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 8
Associate degrees: 3
Master's degrees: 13
Certificates under 1 year: 1
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 230
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 125
Graduate students, fall 2024: 105
Full-time, fall 2024: 41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 351
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 190
Graduate students, 2024-25: 161
Full-time, 2024-25: 27%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 46%
Men: 54%
White: 56%
Hispanic or Latino: 22%
Black or African American: 2%
Asian: 3%
Two or more races: 2%
International (U.S. nonresident): 5%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery: All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 100%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Town
Academic calendar: Other academic year
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
President: Dr. Maria Sophia Aguirre
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact