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School data & stats
Outcomes
Cost
Community
Overview
Chowan University is a private university in the small town of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, founded in 1848 with Baptist roots that place it among the state's older colleges. It has built its modern identity around serving many first-generation students in a rural, close-knit setting.
Academics
Chowan is known for its graphic communications program, a distinctive offering for a college its size, alongside education and criminal justice as core professional tracks. Classes are small, and the curriculum leans toward applied, career-oriented preparation rather than a research-university model.
Campus & student life
Set in a small rural North Carolina town, Chowan's campus life centers on athletics, Greek organizations, and campus traditions typical of a small residential college where most students live on campus. Division II athletics give the Hawks a visible presence in student culture.
Getting in
Chowan's admissions process is access-oriented and personal, with the university known for working with students, including many first-generation applicants, who might not fit a more rigid selection formula elsewhere.
Worth knowing
The graphic communications program stands out relative to Chowan's overall size and gives students a specialized path not commonly found at comparably small colleges; the university's strong first-generation student population also shapes a campus culture built around support services.
Admissions
Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)
Applying
chowan.edu ↗High school coursework
Recommended4 courses of English · 3 courses of mathematics (Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry; advanced math beyond geometry strongly recommended) · 2 courses of laboratory science (1 must be a lab science) · 2 courses of social studies (1 course in U.S. History) · 2 years of the same foreign language strongly recommended · AP classes strongly recommended
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