SoutheastUrbanPrivate4-yearBusiness & MarketingTarget

Carolina University

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Winston-Salem, NC424 students
Acceptance Rate
52%
selective
Median SAT
Net Price After Aid
$18.9k
Sticker $16.0k
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

Carolina University is a private institution in Winston-Salem, NC with an acceptance rate of 52% and 424 students. The average net price after financial aid is $18,866 per year.

About Carolina University

A private 4-year urban university in Winston-Salem, NC.

Carolina University is a college in Winston-Salem, NC. It enrolls roughly 424 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 52%.

SoutheastUrbanPrivate4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
52%
Selective
Total Enrollment
424
Small
Retention
56%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
52%
52 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Carolina University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Carolina University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $16,000
Average net price after aid
$18,866
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$17,910
$30,001 – $48,000
$17,707
$48,001 – $75,000
$18,906
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$21,403

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
46%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
51%
Avg loan $11,005 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Carolina University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
35% of degrees awarded
Retention
56%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Carolina University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White39%
  • Asian1%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black16%
  • International29%

Gender

  • Female48%
  • Male52%
International
27%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
424

Outcomes after graduation

What Carolina University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$32.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$33k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 29% graduation rate is below the national average.

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