Charleston, West Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Charleston, West Virginia, University of Charleston is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 3,062 students in fall 2024, including 2,348 undergraduates and 714 graduate students.
University of Charleston offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 48 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Organizational Leadership, Registered Nursing, and Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism. It awarded 1,510 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
3,062
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
1,510
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
48
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 48
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
75%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
896
Associate degrees
246
Master's degrees
312
Professional doctorates
56
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,062
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,348
Graduate students, fall 2024
714
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,093
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,110
Graduate students, 2024-25
983
Full-time, 2024-25
44%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
36%
Men
64%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
67%
Students taking some online courses
16%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain East Conference
President
Martin Roth
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact