Western Carolina University offers 19% of incoming freshmen merit aid. The average merit aid award is $2,212. Western Carolina University is a public college located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Its student population is 11,639. It is a four-year, medium, primarily residential campus. It has an acceptance rate of 40%. Western Carolina University 4 year graduation rate is 40% .
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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 | 19% | $2,212 | 40% | |
University Of South Carolina Aiken | $35,276 | 19% | $2,303 | 51% | |
University Of Wisconsin Superior | $25,973 | 15% | $2,217 | 78% | |
California State University Chico | $34,568 | 23% | $2,182 | 65% | |
University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee | $25,973 | 16% | $2,181 | 74% | |
University Of North Carolina At Asheville | $37,697 | 15% | $2,101 | 94% | |
Indiana University Southeast | $30,502 | 23% | $2,090 | 85% | |
Metropolitan State University Of Denver | $27,489 | 18% | $2,079 | 59% |
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 | 19% | $2,212 | 40% | |
University Of Richmond | $69,750 | 18% | $30,325 | 30% | |
University Of South Carolina Upstate | $37,809 | 16% | $1,708 | 57% | |
University Of South Florida St Petersburg | $33,645 | 20% | $2,979 | 39% | |
Vanderbilt University | $73,148 | 16% | $19,977 | 10% | |
Valdosta State University | $34,846 | 21% | $2,763 | 63% | |
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University | $35,147 | 17% | $5,479 | 39% | |
Columbus State University | $36,152 | 14% | $1,436 | 56% | |
Florida State University | $38,159 | 22% | $6,079 | 37% | |
University Of South Carolina Aiken | $35,276 | 19% | $2,303 | 51% | |
Virginia Military Institute | $58,628 | 19% | $7,140 | 51% | |
University Of North Carolina At Asheville | $37,697 | 15% | $2,101 | 94% |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and median earnings of alumni after 10 years
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 10 Year Salary ![]() |
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Western Carolina University | 40 | $77,700 |
Spelman College | 39 | $85,400 |
State University Of New York At New Paltz | 41 | $85,200 |
Cuny John Jay College Of Criminal Justice | 41 | $84,800 |
North Park University | 47 | $84,300 |
Berklee College Of Music | 48 | $84,200 |
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University | 39 | $83,900 |
Cuny Lehman College | 40 | $83,500 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and cost of attendance
College | Acceptance Rate ![]() | Attendance Cost ![]() |
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Western Carolina University | 40 | $20,349 |
Brigham Young University Hawaii | 45 | $18,700 |
Cuny Brooklyn College | 44 | $19,874 |
Denison University | 34 | $20,680 |
Huston Tillotson University | 47 | $21,914 |
Stillman College | 39 | $22,052 |
Colleges with similar acceptance rate and similar 4 year graduation rates
Name | Acceptance Rate ![]() | 4 year graduation ![]() |
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Western Carolina University | 40 | 40% |
Howard University | 32 | 43% |
Mississippi College | 38 | 43% |
Stevens Institute Of Technology | 41 | 42% |
University Of St Francis | 47 | 41% |
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College | 39 | 41% |
University Of Central Florida | 43 | 40% |
Barton College | 40 | 40% |
North Park University | 47 | 40% |
Menlo College | 45 | 39% |
College For Creative Studies | 42 | 39% |
Rockford University | 49 | 39% |
Hampton University | 44 | 38% |
Greenville University | 48 | 36% |
Lagrange College | 48 | 36% |
San Diego State University | 35 | 36% |
Comparing merit aid in colleges with similar acceptance rates.
Name | Received Merit Aid ![]() | Avg Merit Aid ![]() |
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Western Carolina University | 19% | $2,212 |
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College | 19% | $2,452 |
University Of Florida | 12% | $2,233 |
Suny Cortland | 10% | $2,177 |
University Of South Florida Sarasota Manatee | 25% | $2,051 |
California State University Fullerton | 14% | $1,893 |
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