Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · Public · 10,024 undergrads
- Admit rate: 81.8% (18,183 applicants)
- SAT middle 50%: 1080–1270 (ACT 19–25)
- Undergraduates: 10,024 (1.7% international)
- Average net price: $13,315 (per year after aid)
- Graduation rate: 60% (within 6 years)
Deadlines
- Early Action: Nov. 1, 2026
- Priority: Jan. 1
- Regular Decision: Feb. 1, 2027
Editor's notes
- Apply by Nov. 1 if you can. It's the Early Action and Honors priority date, and North Carolina students with a 3.50 GPA must apply by then for the Great Grades Guarantee.
- Consider sending an essay even though it's optional. WCU's CDS rates the essay and recommendations as important, and anything you send is added to your file.
Sources
- WCU Undergraduate Admissions, Applications and deadlines
- WCU Undergraduate Admissions, First-year admission requirements
- WCU Undergraduate Admissions, The Great Grades Guarantee and the Brinson Honors College Guarantee
- Common App, 2026-27 first-year requirements grid
- Western Carolina University Common Data Set 2025-26
- WCU Undergraduate Admissions, First-year students
