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Queens University of Charlotte

Queens University of Charlotte is a private campus in Charlotte proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,332

family income
under $30k

$23,207

$30–48k

$24,168

$48–75k

$28,378

$75–110k

$31,276

over $110k

Average net price

$30,8572023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Queens University of Charlotte rose from $19,363 (2008) to $30,857 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$19,363
2009	$19,353
2010	$19,669
2011	$21,951
2012	$23,166
2013	$24,290
2014	$25,288
2015	$26,444
2016	$23,348
2017	$21,270
2018	$25,078
2019	$27,026
2020	$28,764
2021	$30,230
2022	$27,786
2023	$30,857

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$65,7422024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Queens University of Charlotte rose from $32,550 (2009) to $65,742 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$32,550
2010	$34,566
2011	$35,960
2012	$38,724
2013	$40,930
2014	$43,239
2015	$46,333
2016	$45,941
2017	$46,606
2018	$48,369
2019	$48,240
2020	$49,480
2021	$51,239
2022	$54,425
2023	$56,944
2024	$65,742

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,680
2001	$11,360
2002	$12,290
2003	$15,650
2004	$17,008
2005	$18,028
2006	$19,450
2007	$20,720
2008	$22,068
2013	$29,800
2014	$30,910
2015	$32,560
2016	$32,560
2017	$33,532
2018	$34,684
2019	$35,720
2020	$37,332
2021	$38,726
2022	$40,830
2023	$43,285

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Queens University of Charlotte reports published tuition of $45,846 in this record. Queens University of Charlotte's $45,846 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Queens University of Charlotte reports 1,211 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

61.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Queens University of Charlotte within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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61.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Queens University of Charlotte rose from 45.8% (entered 1991) to 61.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	45.8%
1992 cohort	51.2%
1993 cohort	44.4%
1994 cohort	55.4%
1995 cohort	56.9%
1996 cohort	63.2%
1997 cohort	54%
1998 cohort	57.8%
1999 cohort	64.2%
2000 cohort	61.7%
2001 cohort	61.2%
2002 cohort	61.1%
2003 cohort	59.1%
2004 cohort	52.5%
2005 cohort	59.7%
2006 cohort	52.8%
2007 cohort	52.1%
2008 cohort	61.9%
2009 cohort	53%
2010 cohort	53%
2011 cohort	54.5%
2012 cohort	53.1%
2013 cohort	59.2%
2014 cohort	57.5%
2015 cohort	64.3%
2016 cohort	68.6%
2017 cohort	65.9%
2018 cohort	61.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,999	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,888	$5,094
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,937	$5,032
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,960	$4,884
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$5,469
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,480	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,000	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,044	$4,438
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,364	$5,344
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,784	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,146	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,780	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,765	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,170

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,415

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,673

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Queens University of Charlotte admitted 2,919 of 4,702 applicants in Fall 2024. The 62.1% rate describes that application pool.

62.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $43,285 tuition · 2023–24 1,211 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1140–13401600

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Admissions

Queens University of Charlotte reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Queens University of Charlotte’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 560–670 and Math was 580–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1140–1340 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	560	620	670
SAT Math	580	600	670
ACT Composite	20	24	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Queens University of Charlotte received 4,702 applications and admitted 2,919 (62.1%), with 261 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

62.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Queens University of Charlotte's change from 79.5% to 62.1% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.5%
Fall 2002	79.1%
Fall 2003	73.7%
Fall 2004	74.5%
Fall 2005	66.7%
Fall 2006	77.8%
Fall 2007	58.9%
Fall 2008	56.7%
Fall 2009	75.8%
Fall 2010	54.6%
Fall 2011	73.6%
Fall 2012	52.7%
Fall 2013	76.9%
Fall 2014	78.5%
Fall 2015	67.1%
Fall 2016	82.8%
Fall 2017	79.2%
Fall 2018	78.5%
Fall 2019	65.2%
Fall 2020	68.4%
Fall 2021	69.2%
Fall 2022	71.3%
Fall 2023	67.7%
Fall 2024	62.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1140–1340Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	970	1150
Fall 2002	990	1170
Fall 2003	990	1170
Fall 2004	950	1180
Fall 2005	940	1130
Fall 2006	920	1140
Fall 2007	940	1140
Fall 2008	950	1160
Fall 2009	950	1160
Fall 2010	930	1150
Fall 2011	930	1150
Fall 2012	940	1170
Fall 2013	940	1140
Fall 2014	920	1160
Fall 2015	940	1150
Fall 2016	940	1140
Fall 2017	1010	1198
Fall 2018	1033	1218
Fall 2019	1040	1240
Fall 2020	1040	1230
Fall 2021	1060	1238
Fall 2022	1080	1255
Fall 2023	1110	1300
Fall 2024	1140	1340

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	20	24
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	20	24
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	26
Fall 2013	21	26
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	21	26
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	26
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2021	20	27
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	24	29
Fall 2024	20	27

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,211Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Queens University of Charlotte has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 1,925 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 1,211.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,138
Fall 2003	1,231
Fall 2004	1,487
Fall 2005	1,567
Fall 2006	1,625
Fall 2007	1,688
Fall 2008	1,719
Fall 2009	1,879
Fall 2010	1,925
Fall 2011	1,911
Fall 2012	1,820
Fall 2013	1,703
Fall 2014	1,621
Fall 2015	1,551
Fall 2016	1,504
Fall 2017	1,602
Fall 2018	1,695
Fall 2019	1,654
Fall 2020	1,637
Fall 2021	1,418
Fall 2022	1,301
Fall 2023	1,362
Fall 2024	1,211

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Queens University of Charlotte has held near 74% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	74%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	71%
Fall 2010 cohort	70%
Fall 2011 cohort	70%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	75%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	72%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Queens University of Charlotte

Faculty pay at Queens University of Charlotte averages $104,976 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Queens University of Charlotte as a primarily residential campus of 1,211 undergraduates — and 74.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Queens University of Charlotte's SAT section-percentile sums are 1140–1340 — their midpoint is above the NC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Queens University of Charlotte's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Queens University of Charlotte compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Queens University of Charlotte62.1%

North Carolina median74.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Queens University of Charlotte$45,846

North Carolina median$19,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Queens University of Charlotte's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Queens University of Charlotte$57,673

North Carolina median$45,873

National median$53,781

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Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Queens University of Charlotte	North Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	62.1%	74.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$45,846	$19,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,673	$45,873	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Queens University of Charlotte, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Queens University of Charlotte federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$94,719
Accounting and Related Services	$88,292
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$82,572
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$79,586
Communication and Media Studies	$65,985
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$54,170
Design and Applied Arts	$52,870
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$41,303

These 8 fields listed for Queens University of Charlotte measure earnings after completion. The $57,673 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Queens University of Charlotte fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Queens University of Charlotte report?

Queens University of Charlotte's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1140–1340 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Queens University of Charlotte's acceptance rate?

62.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,919 admitted from 4,702 applicants.

How much does Queens University of Charlotte cost?

At Queens University of Charlotte, tuition is $45,846. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Queens University of Charlotte report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,673. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in North Carolina

Mid-Atlantic Christian University — 62.2% admitted
University of North Carolina Wilmington — 64.2% admitted
Salem College — 76.7% admitted
North Carolina Wesleyan University — 80.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.