Overall, the University of Charleston is known for being a fairly selective school. They receive approximately 1,630 applications each year from prospective students. The overall acceptance rate tends to be 65 percent which equals about 1,050 students who passed the admission process of the institution. But, when the year begins, only about 220 or 21% of the applicants who received the letter of acceptance from the University of Charleston decide to attend. Based on the institution’s application data, 39% of the students were men while 60% were women, however, after being accepted, only 48 percent of the women chose the University of Charleston as compared to 51 percent of men who decided to enroll. the University of Charleston’s undergraduate application fee is $25. First-year students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to the University of Charleston when applying. Often, an ACT score of 19 - 23 or a 1,000 - 1,150 SAT score is the range that applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
1,632
Male 641
Female 991

 

Acceptance
1,054
Male 399
Female 655

 

Enrollment Total
219
Male 112
Female 107


Acceptance Rate
64.6%
Male
62.3%
Female
66.1%

 

Yield
20.8%
Male
28.1%
Female
16.3%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$25


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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