Coaching staff
- Jesse NormanHead Coach: Sprints, Distance, Women's Pole Vault
- Daniel HaakensonAssistant Coach: Throws
- Gillian UryckiAssistant Coach: Hurdles, Jumps, Multi's
Campus and facilities
Undergraduate students at WCU can choose from more than 120 majors, minors, and concentrations.
- Established
- 1889
- Website
- wcu.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at WCU
Fields of study
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Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 61%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $4,685 USD
- Out-of-state
- $8,685 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $8,685 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $21,165 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $13,025 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $10,446 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $8,629 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $10,322 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $15,350 USD
- Over $110,000
- $18,389 USD