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Carolina University

Winston-Salem, NC · Private · Large city

Private institution in Winston-Salem, NC · 424 undergraduates · 34% acceptance rate · $32,864 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,866977th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$16,000989th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$16,000598th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,965938th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,287666th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,8641,826th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,6571,722nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
29.2%1,776th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
56.4%1,668th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
34.0%132nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
4241,719th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
45.6%500th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 72 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 17 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Bible/Biblical StudiesTheologybachelors$33,993$29,685
Religious EducationTheologybachelors$33,993$19,227
American Sign LanguageForeign Languagesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors——
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors——
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Historybachelors——
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 5 sports

NAIA Division I · NAIA

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,793,089 (M $1,193,422 · W $599,667)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Carolina University’s 424 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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