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Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
70.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
17.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
58.5%
Total cost — out-of-state
$43,256
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
18:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,979

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates11,471
Total all graduate535
Grand total all students12,006

Admissions

Total applicants24,549
Total admitted17,192
Total enrolled2,931
Overall admit rate70.0%
Admit rate — women73.3%
Admit rate — men64.7%
Yield rate17.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date10/15
ED notification date12/01
# admitted under ED plan303
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT29.0%
% submitting ACT10.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile540
SAT EBRW 75th %ile630
SAT Math 25th %ile510
SAT Math 75th %ile600
ACT Comp 25th %ile22
ACT Comp 75th %ile27
% in top 10% of HS class16.0%
% in top 25% of HS class44.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$11,460
Tuition — out-of-state$29,746
Required fees$180
Room and board$13,330
Total cost — in-state$24,970
Total cost — out-of-state$43,256

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,055
Avg % of need met58.5%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$6,878
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,979

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist548
# admitted from waitlist5
Waitlist admit rate3.2%
Transfer applicants (total)2,361
Transfer admit rate56.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio18:1
% faculty full-time61.5%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)75.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$13,966Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)50.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)42.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate76.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$52,398Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant27.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan59.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full7.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress19.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress29.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted5.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black11.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white82.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services26.9%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies13.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.8%
Psychology8.3%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.3%
Education4.8%
Visual And Performing Arts4.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs3.8%