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The real 4-year cost of University of Charleston in West Virginia
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Charleston went from $23,150 to $21,610, an average of 1.6% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition drop or reset, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $23,150 | – | – |
| 2009 | $24,000 | – | – |
| 2010 | $24,700 | – | – |
| 2011 | $25,181 | – | – |
| 2012 | $23,258 | – | – |
| 2013 | $18,900 | – | – |
| 2014 | $18,800 | – | – |
| 2015 | $19,247 | – | – |
| 2016 | $20,764 | – | – |
| 2017 | $21,200 | – | – |
| 2018 | $21,397 | – | – |
| 2019 | $23,389 | – | – |
| 2020 | $24,200 | – | – |
| 2021 | $21,450 | – | – |
| 2022 | $21,500 | – | – |
| 2023 | $21,610 | $21,610 | – |
| 2024 | – | $21,947 | $20,433–$23,461 |
| 2025 | – | $22,289 | $19,321–$25,470 |
| 2026 | – | $22,637 | $18,269–$27,652 |
| 2027 | – | $22,990 | $17,274–$30,020 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $22,637 |
| Year 2 | $22,990 |
| Year 3 | $23,349 |
| Year 4 | $23,713 |
| 4-year total | $92,690 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $52,690
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $47,417
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $11,162/ yr
- rising 2.3% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $49,464
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here is rising faster than tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at University of Charleston4-year schools with similar prices in West Virginia
Closest to University of Charleston by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Appalachian Bible College$18,230
- Strayer University-West Virginia$13,920
- Wheeling University$29,475
- Davis & Elkins College$31,270
- Alderson Broaddus University$31,500
- Valley College-Martinsburg$11,150
- West Virginia University$11,064
- Salem University$10,750
Use this data
Published figures for University of Charleston from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.