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NCAA Division I · SoCon · Cullowhee, NC

Western Carolina University

Head coach Alan Beck · 10,024 students

Western Carolina University logoOfficial team mark · NC

Academics and cost

What Western Carolina University asks for, and what it costs.

In the college's own words, from its site, with the federal figures beneath. Official college site ↗

94 programs, as Western Carolina University lists them on its site ↗
  • Accountancy
  • Accounting
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Biology
  • Birth-Kindergarten Education
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Cherokee and Indigenous Studies
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Communication Sciences Disorders
  • Comprehensive Education
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Management, BS
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culturally-Based Native Health
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Elementary Education
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • Emergency Medical Care
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • English Education
  • Entertainment Design and Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Experiential and Outdoor Education
  • Film and Television Production
  • Finance
  • Forensic Science
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Global Black Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health Sciences
  • Higher Education Student Affairs
  • History
  • Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Human Resources
  • Integrated Health Sciences
  • Interior Design
  • International Studies
  • Japanese
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Education
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Natural Resource Conservation and Management
  • Nurse Educator
  • Nursing
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Parks and Recreation Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Political Science
  • Project Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Affairs
  • Recreational Therapy
  • School Administration
  • School Psychology
  • Science Education
  • Social Justice
  • Social Sciences Education
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Special Education and Inclusive Learning
  • Sport Management
  • Stage and Screen
  • Studio Art
  • Substance Abuse
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • Technical and Professional Writing
  • Theatre
  • U.S. Latinx Studies
  • WNC Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) Program

Admissions, from the college ↗

All Undergraduate Admissions applications for the subsequent year Summer and Fall terms open on August 1, applications for the the subsequent year Spring term opens on February 1. Meeting regular deadlines does not guarantee review of your application and is based on capacity for the intended term as well as other various enrollment-related factors.

  • DeadlinesOctober 1: International freshman student application deadline for Spring Term. November 1: Freshman student application deadline for Spring Term. November 1: Freshman Early Action - Honors College Priority application deadline for Fall Term. Decisions will be mailed by December 15. December 1: Freshman enrollment deposit ($300) deadline for Spring Term. January 1: WCU's Priority filing date to submit FAFSA. January 1: Financial aid deadline to apply for federal loans and need-based grants. January 1: Priority Action Freshman - Financial Aid/Scholarship Priority application deadline for Fall T

Required: application · application fee · official transcripts · scores

  • Admission rate82%
  • SAT, middle half1,080–1,270
  • ACT, middle half19–25
  • Tuition, in state$4,685per year
  • Tuition, out of state$8,685per year
  • Average net price$13,025after aid, per year
  • Graduation rate61%
  • Freshmen who return79%
  • Students per faculty16 to 1
  • SettingTown
  • Median earnings, ten years in$53,764
55 bachelor's programs reported to the Department of Education
  • Accounting and Related Services
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
  • Anthropology
  • Biology, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Chemistry
  • Communication and Media Studies
  • Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
  • Computer Science
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections
  • Design and Applied Arts
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
  • Economics
  • Education, General
  • Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
  • Finance and Financial Management Services
  • Fine and Studio Arts
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History
  • Hospitality Administration/Management
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Management Information Systems and Services
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Natural Resources Conservation and Research
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science and Government
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Security Science and Technology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

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