Private nonprofit · University

Catholic International University

Charles Town, West Virginia · Fringe town

#1 graduation rate in West Virginia
Admit rate
$14,176
Avg net price
100%
Graduation rate
Median earnings

Catholic International University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Charles Town, West Virginia (fringe town setting), enrolling 116 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation. Programs are offered entirely online.

Private nonprofitSmall · 116 undergradsFringe townCold winters

About Charles Town, West Virginia

Charles Town is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. "Charlestown" was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in January 1787. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
50 miles

How Catholic International University compares

Graduation rate100%

Higher than 99% · #1 of 20 in West Virginia

Average net price$14,176

Cheaper than 76% · #12 cheapest of 19 in West Virginia

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 98%

Undergraduate enrollment116

Larger than 9%

Percentiles compare Catholic International University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in West Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

221students
  • Undergraduate11652%
  • Graduate10548%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White52%
  • Black2.6%
  • Hispanic33%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
116
Graduate enrollment
105
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
Students over 25
80%
Median family income
$39,958
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$38,835

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$10,080
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,175
Total cost of attendance
$21,546
Average net price
$14,176

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
100%
Graduated on time (4 years)
15%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
23%

About 85% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,775
$30–48k
$48–75k
$13,578
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$71,547

$13,578/year × about 5.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
39″
Annual snow
23.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsburg E WV Rgnl AP, WV US station (10.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.