Western Carolina University Comparison

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  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • WCU 19,742
  • Admitted
  • WCU 16,154
  • Acceptance rate
  • WCU 81.8%
  • Yield (share of admitted who enroll)
  • WCU 12.7%
  • Typical SAT score
  • WCU 1180
  • Typical ACT score
  • WCU 22
  • Average high school GPA
  • WCU 3.44
  • Typical high school grades
  • WCU B+
  • Admissions standards
  • WCU Moderate
  • Applicant competition
  • WCU
  • SAT range
  • WCU 1080-1270
  • ACT range
  • WCU 19-25
  • Submit test scores
  • WCU Test optional
  • Application deadline
  • WCU Mar 1, 2027
  • Tuition (in state)
  • WCU $4,630
  • Tuition (out of state)
  • WCU $8,630
  • Room & board
  • WCU $12,354
  • Average net price
  • WCU $13,767
  • Average grant aid
  • WCU $5,993
  • % receiving grant aid
  • WCU 81%
  • Graduation rate
  • WCU 50%
  • Median earnings (after 10 years)
  • WCU $39,100
  • Making student loan payments
  • WCU 58%
  • Median student loan debt
  • WCU $22,010
  • Median loan payment
  • WCU $227

  • Academics

  • Student to faculty ratio
  • WCU 16:1
  • Popular majors
  • WCU
    • Education (20%)
    • Health Professions (16%)
    • Business (14%)
    • Engineering Technology (8%)
    • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (6%)

  • School basics

  • Location
  • WCU Cullowhee, NC
  • Setting
  • WCU Distant Town
  • Total enrollment
  • WCU 11,686
  • Type
  • WCU Public 4 Year
  • National ranking
  • WCU #698

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