Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Also known as Queens · Website
$57,673
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,673
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Queens University of Charlotte is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Charlotte, North Carolina with 1,211 undergraduates and 374 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,857 a year (tuition and fees $45,846). It admits 62% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,673 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,857
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$45,846
US median $11,837
Admission rate
62%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,673
Rank 924 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $30,857
- Tuition and fees
- $45,846
- Cost of attendance
- $65,742
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 70%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,792
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,593
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,435
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,159
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $40,426
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $32,560 in 2015-16 to $45,846 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1,206
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 574
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 1,211
- Graduate students
- 374
- Part-time students
- 2.6%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 73
- Endowment
- $168.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 924 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,857 | $14,086 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $45,846 | $6,906 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 62% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 48% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,170 | $31,569 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,673 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
73 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $25,000 | $73,479 | $79,586 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 82 | $51,189 | $96,568 | $120,405 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $29,487 | $62,292 | $68,688 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $21,500 | $54,032 | $82,572 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | $48,500 | $48,699 | $76,244 | $71,953 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | $40,654 | $93,594 | $114,542 | $120,193 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 31 | $45,073 | $49,346 | $47,447 | $55,035 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,699 | $29,163 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Special Education and TeachingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 23 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,172 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,975 | $36,279 | $65,985 | $56,359 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | $94,719 | $83,343 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,100 | Withheld | $41,303 | $54,562 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | Withheld | $54,170 | $61,296 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | $41,000 | $83,250 | Withheld | - |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $88,292 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $26,000 | $31,611 | $52,870 | $51,490 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: North Carolina on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Queens University of Charlotte cost?
$30,857 a year is the average net price at Queens University of Charlotte after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $45,846, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,742. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,792 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Queens University of Charlotte?
62% of applicants are admitted to Queens University of Charlotte. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,206 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do Queens University of Charlotte graduates earn?
$57,673 a year is the median pay of former Queens University of Charlotte students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,170 after 6 years). That ranks 924 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $96,568.
How much student debt do Queens University of Charlotte graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Queens University of Charlotte graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 70% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Queens University of Charlotte?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Queens University of Charlotte finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Queens University of Charlotte?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (88 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (82 master's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (49 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 73 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.