Western Carolina University offers 34% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $2,482. Western Carolina University is a public college located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Its student population is 13551. It is a four-year, medium, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 85%. Western Carolina University 4 year graduation rate is 40% .
FRESHMAN W/O NEED, RECEIVING MERIT AID
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Colleges with Similar Merit Aid Award Percentages and Award Amounts
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Merit Match ![]() |
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Western Carolina University | $20,349 | 34% | $2,482 | 40% | NA |
Texas State University | $37,475 | 36% | $2,562 | 46% | NA |
Colleges in Southeast Region with similar merit aid awards levels
Name | Cost ![]() | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() | Acceptance Rate ![]() | |
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Western Carolina University | $20,349 | 34% | $2,482 | 40% | |
University Of New Orleans | $30,205 | 39% | $4,479 | 57% | |
Grambling State University | $31,804 | 36% | $3,252 | 95% | |
Virginia Commonwealth University | n/a * | 31% | $8,756 | 86% | |
Greensboro College | $43,740 | 31% | $4,571 | 44% | |
Campbellsville University | $39,586 | 29% | $13,701 | 83% | |
Auburn University At Montgomery | $31,794 | 36% | $3,085 | 93% | |
Nicholls State University | $23,380 | 39% | $3,707 | 94% | |
Troy University | n/a * | 31% | $4,085 | 88% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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East Carolina University | 82 | $85,400 |
Lesley University | 76 | $85,400 |
University Of Northern Iowa | 81 | $85,300 |
Northwest Missouri State University | 79 | $85,100 |
Hanover College | 79 | $85,100 |
Oral Roberts University | 81 | $85,100 |
College Of Charleston | 79 | $85,100 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Indiana University Kokomo | 80 | $21,088 |
Indiana University Northwest | 80 | $21,088 |
University Of North Carolina At Pembroke | 81 | $21,543 |
Louisiana State University Shreveport | 87 | $21,589 |
University Of Houston Downtown | 83 | $22,114 |
Tougaloo College | 91 | $22,233 |
University Of Baltimore | 78 | $23,056 |
Blue Mountain College | 93 | $23,175 |
Nicholls State University | 94 | $23,380 |
Henderson State University | 91 | $23,521 |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Fayette Eberly | 80 | $23,726 |
Ferris State University | 81 | $24,036 |
Alcorn State University | 89 | $24,114 |
Louisiana College | 78 | $24,318 |
University Of Maine At Presque Isle | 92 | $24,476 |
Middle Georgia State University | 92 | $24,546 |
Fort Hays State University | 92 | $24,581 |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State York | 85 | $24,868 |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Worthington Scranton | 82 | $24,868 |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Lehigh Valley | 85 | $24,868 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Arizona State University West | 82 | 44% |
University Of Missouri Columbia | 78 | 44% |
Ohio University Main Campus | 78 | 44% |
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Altoona | 91 | 44% |
St. Thomas Aquinas College | 76 | 44% |
Dallas Baptist University | 88 | 44% |
Regent University | 82 | 44% |
Paul Smiths College Of Arts And Science | 86 | 44% |
Carlow University | 87 | 43% |
Thiel College | 76 | 43% |
Central Methodist University College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences | 93 | 43% |
Freed Hardeman University | 93 | 43% |
Suny College Of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill | 77 | 43% |
University Of Washington Bothell Campus | 79 | 43% |
Mount Saint Mary College | 94 | 43% |
Plymouth State University | 82 | 42% |
University Of Kansas | 92 | 42% |
University Of Arkansas | 77 | 42% |
Arizona State University Polytechnic | 83 | 42% |
University Of North Carolina At Asheville | 94 | 42% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg | 40% | $2,525 |
North Dakota State University Main Campus | 26% | $2,323 |
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus | 35% | $2,131 |
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