Private nonprofit · University
Catholic International University
Charles Town, West Virginia · Fringe town
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- Admit rate
- $14,176
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Graduation rate
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- 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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 51 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 50 miles
How Catholic International University compares
Higher than 99% · #1 of 20 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 76% · #12 cheapest of 19 in West Virginia
Lower than 98%
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
- 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
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- 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.
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.
$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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsburg E WV Rgnl AP, WV US station (10.4 mi from campus).
What Catholic International University graduates study — and earn
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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- Admission
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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.












