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Chowan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Murfreesboro is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

$19,788 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Chowan University?

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Contact details for Chowan University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One University Place, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
Phone: 252-398-6500
Website: www.chowan.edu

How Do I Get Into Chowan University?

You can apply to Chowan University online at: https://www.chowan.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Chowan University

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Chowan University?

79% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
11% Submit SAT Scores
Chowan University has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Chowan University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 425 and 525. Math scores were between 450 and 555.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Chowan University  ( 425 to 525 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Chowan University  ( 450 to 555 )
200
800
Chowan University received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 18. Math scores were between 15 and 20. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

ACT English Scores for Chowan University  ( 13 to 18 )
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ACT Math Scores for Chowan University  ( 15 to 20 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Chowan University  ( 15 to 20 )
1
36

Can I Afford Chowan University?

$19,788 Net Price
79% Take Out Loans
8.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Chowan University is $19,788. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Chowan University, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $7,149 a year. That adds up to $28,596 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Chowan University is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Chowan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

887 Full-Time Undergraduates
42% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 920 undergraduate students at Chowan University, with 887 being full-time and 33 being part-time.

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There are also 61 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 887 full-time undergraduates at Chowan University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chowan University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 503
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 179
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 129

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Chowan University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Chowan University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Bahamas.

Online Learning at Chowan University

81 Took All Classes Online
564 Took At Least One Class Online
1,232.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 564 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Chowan University has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Chowan University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Chowan University was 1,232.8%. This is the #48 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Chowan University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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