After University of Charleston: graduation, pay and debt
Charleston, West Virginia · Private · 2,259 undergrads
46% of University of Charleston students finish within six years, the typical student earns $56,207 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $18,250 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$56.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
46%
finish within six years.
37%
finish in four years.
75%
of first-years come back for year two.
$18.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
52%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
37%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
46%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
75%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
45%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
341
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
316
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
29%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$51,170
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$56,207
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$18,250
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,666
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,437
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
52%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers