Division I · Southern Conference
Western Carolina University · Campus
Cullowhee, NC · Town · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Catamounts · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Town, some distance from a city
Setting
Cullowhee, NC
10,009
Undergraduates
+ 1,619 graduate students
16:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
76%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
18%
From out of state
first-year students
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingTown, some distance from a city Cullowhee, NC
- TypePublic · Doctoral/professional university
- Part ofUniversity of North Carolina
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions87% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
10,0091,619
Undergraduates 10,009Graduate students 1,619
Where first-years come from
80%18%
In state 80%Other states 18%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
76%
White 76%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 2%American Indian 1%Not reported 1%
- Women59%
- Full-time82% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class2,103 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,053 11% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online26% take some classes online 22% fully online
- Registered with disability services8% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $11,764 | $3,330 | $15,094 |
| Off campus | $12,322 | $3,330 | $15,652 |
| With family | — | $3,330 | $3,330 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCNot offered
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety2.51 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Western Carolina University is on.
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