Western Carolina University

Western Carolina University (WCU) is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system. The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year universities in the UNC system, the university was founded to educate the people of the western North Carolina mountains. The university has expanded its mission to serve the entire state a... More

Education

Phone number:

Country Code Number
  • 1
  • 828.227.7317
  • 1
  • 828.227.7216
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Nickname:

  • Catamounts

Number of undergraduates:

number date
  • 7,450
  • 2009
  • 7,503
  • Sep 2010
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Number of postgraduates:

number date
  • 1,979
  • 1,904
  • Sep 2010
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Acceptance rate:

Rate Year
  • 44.15 %
  • 2010

Local tuition:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 2,816
  • 2010

Domestic tuition:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 12,413
  • 2010
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Organization

Address

Western Carolina University Headquarters

1 University Drive
Cullowhee North Carolina 28723

Date founded:

  • 1889

Leadership:

Person Role Title
  • Chancellor

Endowment:

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 33,900,000
  • 2009
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Ranked item

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 32
  • 2012

US News & World Report: Regional University South Rankings of 2012

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Location

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