Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
Public
Acceptance Rate
81.8%
Average SAT
1157
Average ACT
22
Annual In-State Tuition
$4,630
Annual Out-of-State Tuition
$8,630
Student Body Size
10,024
First Year Retention Rate
79.1%
Graduation Rate
59.7%
Median Earnings Post-Graduation
$49,458
Campus Security Score
57
Climate
⛅ 208
How Western Carolina University compares
- More selective than about 43% of the colleges in our database.
- Bigger than about 91% of the colleges we track, by enrollment.
- Out-of-state tuition is lower than about 83% of the colleges we track.
- Average SAT scores are higher than about 49% of the colleges we track.
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Data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.