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Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SC · Private · Midsize city · CHARLESTON SOUTHERN · CSU

Private institution in Charleston, SC · 2,716 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $45,898 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,9551,266th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$31,0301,362nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,0301,283rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$43,9891,303rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,4711,532nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,8981,304th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,6061,182nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
48.6%1,209th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.9%1,543rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
76.1%770th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1056810th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
21701st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,716754th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
34.6%958th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 162 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,101—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$56,579$56,867
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,356$46,589
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$36,674
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$38,289$39,927
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$37,478—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$34,769$37,568
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,224$32,391
MarketingBusinessbachelors$31,305$33,993
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$26,063
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$28,236$32,284
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$26,739$26,086

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,625,540 (M $4,017,082 · W $2,608,458)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Charleston Southern University’s 2,716 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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