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Queens University of Charlotte is a private regional university located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Queens University of Charlotte is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Queens University of Charlotte is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,880 10 years after enrolling, 8th in North Carolina, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Queens University of Charlotte bachelor students earn 13% less than the national average. Queens University of Charlotte is ranked 23rd in North Carolina.
Queens University of Charlotte’s median net annual cost of $27,026 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Queens University of Charlotte sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies, Psychology, Finance, Design & Applied Arts - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,026
Average years to graduate
4.3
Education
Rank: #331
Economic score: 8.67
Health & Fitness
Rank: #295
Economic score: 9.56
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Queens University of Charlotte - Business Administration, Educ. Administration, Registered Nursing, Comms & Media Studies, Rhetoric & Composition - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 63% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Queens University of Charlotte is 7% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Queens University of Charlotte, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Queens University of Charlotte graduates within 4.3 years.
Queens University of Charlotte is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Queens University of Charlotte’s economic mobility score of 13.17 is calculated by adjusting the 3.8 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Queens University of Charlotte’s EMS of 13.17 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Queens University of Charlotte pays $27,026 a year, $26,081 less than the $53,107 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,026
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Queens University of Charlotte, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,026 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 92% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,955. This is 38% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,068
Pell grants
$5,307
State grants
$5,929
Institutional grants
$17,674
Queens University of Charlotte's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 69% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,503 applicants, of which 2,424 were admitted and 293 enrolled. Queens University of Charlotte has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
82%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
51%
59%
In-state
51%
68%
1st generation
22%
35%
White
55%
52%
Black
15%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%