University of Charleston

What are the graduation rates for students at University of Charleston?

Reported University of Charleston graduation measures include a 36% four-year rate and a 44% six-year rate. These figures describe defined student cohorts over different measurement periods; they are not the share of all current students who will eventually graduate.

A separately reported overall graduation measure is 46%, and the first-year retention rate is 75%. Retention tracks whether students return after their first year, not whether they finish a degree. Transfers, part-time students, and people who complete elsewhere may not be represented in a first-time student graduation cohort in the way a reader expects. Applicants comparing programs should ask about program-level completion and, where relevant, licensure outcomes rather than treating one institution-wide percentage as a prediction of their own result.

What is the earning potential for graduates at University of Charleston?

College Scorecard program figures report earnings measured about one year after completion for some University of Charleston fields. The reported amounts include $58,671 for registered nursing, $55,904 for business administration and management, $51,052 for accounting, and $48,786 for allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions.

These are field-specific reported outcomes, not starting-salary offers or guarantees. They should not be read as covering every graduate in a major or as an apples-to-apples comparison of job quality: credential level, location, further education, hours worked, and the population captured by a federal measure all matter. A one-year figure also says little about longer-term earnings or debt repayment.

For career preparation, the university reports individual and group career counseling, résumé and interview assistance, job-search resources, employer recruitment, career fairs, and alumni networking opportunities. Those services can help students pursue work; their availability is distinct from evidence that a particular student will receive a job offer. An internship is not an institution-wide requirement, although an individual program may require experiential work.