Charleston, WV · Private · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for University of Charleston
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$116,939
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $6,600.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at University of Charleston
| Full price | $52,308 |
| After grants, at your income | $26,012 |
94% of first-year students here got a grant or scholarship from the college in 2023-24, $22,654 on average.
At this income, 7 of West Virginia's other 7 colleges cost less after grants, and 0 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. In state: A West Virginia resident who qualifies for the Pell Grant, the Higher Education Grant and workforce funds pays no tuition or fees in the listed programs (and 1 more below).
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At University of Charleston, our scenarios for West Virginia households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $8,700 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What University of Charleston says it awards for grades and test scores.
In state: a West Virginia resident who qualifies for the Pell Grant, the Higher Education Grant and workforce funds pays no tuition or fees in the listed programs.
“UC Works is for WV resident students admitted as first-time freshmen to the University of Charleston in an in-seat, four-year bachelor’s degree program (see below for eligible programs) who are eligible to receive federal Pell Grant, West Virginia Higher Education Grant, and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds.”
$6,000 to $20,000 a year, from a 2.25 GPA
GPA 4.0 or higher $20,000 a year GPA 4.0 or higher GPA 3.5 or higher $16,500 a year GPA 3.50 to 3.99 GPA 3.0 or higher $13,000 a year GPA 3.00 to 3.49 GPA 2.5 or higher $9,500 a year GPA 2.50 to 2.99 GPA 2.25 or higher $6,000 a year GPA 2.25 to 2.49 Apply for admission and file the FAFSA; the award comes from the GPA on your transcript. Each amount is the tuition scholarship plus the room and board scholarship, which a student gets only when living on campus.
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How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what University of Charleston reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in West Virginia, it also counts West Virginia's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $8,700 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in University of Charleston's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in West Virginia, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price University of Charleston at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Grants from the college
How many first-year students got a grant from University of Charleston, and the average, are the Department of Education's figures for full-time students who started in 2023-24. They cover every income. The prices after grants already count these grants, so don't take them off again. The Department of Education's page for University of Charleston →
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: University of Charleston's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 4.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
University of Charleston's own budget for 2026-27 is $53,228. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by University of Charleston. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Fairmont State University$16,193 a year
- West Liberty University$19,595 a year
- University of Charleston$26,012 a year
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