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College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · CDS 2024–2025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
60.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
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Total cost — out-of-state
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Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
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Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates10,880
Total all graduate1,046
Grand total all students11,926

Admissions

Total applicants31,680
Total admitted19,016
Total enrolled2,265
Overall admit rate60.0%
Admit rate — women62.5%
Admit rate — men53.7%
Yield rate11.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan402
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT18.0%
% submitting ACT11.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile590
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile550
SAT Math 75th %ile640
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class18.0%
% in top 25% of HS class44.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant——
Avg % of need met——
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)——
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist3,378
# admitted from waitlist491
Waitlist admit rate37.7%
Transfer applicants (total)1,707
Transfer admit rate93.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time56.6%

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)60.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$18,960Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)66.4%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)58.8%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 rate82.1%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$58,354Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant19.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan39.2%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 full10.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress27.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress27.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white78.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.2%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 Services28.2%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs8.9%
Psychology8.7%
Social Sciences7.5%
Visual And Performing Arts5.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs4.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.8%