Carolina University

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Winston-Salem, NCSee your chances →private nonprofitM3

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Acceptance Rate

39.5%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$16,000

Undergrad Enrollment

424

Applicants

547

Yield Rate

64.0%

Student:Faculty

15:1

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What you pay

$20,828/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $83,312 over four years.

What grads earn

$56,995/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $60,423 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

54% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

22.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

10%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Carolina University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$17,738

$30–48k$17,560

$48–75k$22,993

$75–110k$23,597

Over $110k$24,152

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

42%

Completion · all

40%

Completion · Pell

46%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

60%

Median debt

$20,287

Classification

Four-year, very small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied

547

Admitted

18634.0%

Enrolled

11964% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

52.0%▼ +23.4pp

Application Volume

471 applicants▲ 14%

Carolina University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Motor Vehicle Theft	—	—	—	1
Rape	—	—	—	1
Robbery	—	—	—	1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation70% / 30%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball69Basketball59Soccer42Volleyball11

Women's

Basketball18Soccer16Softball23Volleyball21

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General22 grads

Deaf Studies12 grads

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies8 grads

Psychology, General7 grads

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other4 grads

Bible/Biblical Studies4 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General2 grads

Public Health, General1 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching1 grads

Sociology1 grads

4yr Grad Rate

27%

6yr Grad Rate

42%

Retention Rate

56%

Median Earnings

$32,864