Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC · Public · Small city · CCU
Public institution in Conway, SC · 9,909 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $47,258 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Undergraduates
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
- $13,742567th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,640733rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,6281,241st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,050753rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,7501,114th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,2581,237th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,0701,350th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.8%1,126th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.7%932nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.2%912th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1128583rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,909257th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.8%1,385th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 147 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EDOct 15
- EANov 15
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $45
- 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 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,600 | $65,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $47,729 | $36,141 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $38,597 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $43,798 | $60,771 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,456 | $37,856 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,452 | $38,168 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,826 | $36,423 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $34,526 | $33,993 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsMilitary Technologies | bachelors | $33,993 | $28,381 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,037 | $33,198 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,186 | $31,818 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1954source
- Athletic nickname: "Chanticleers"source
- Brooks Stadium seats about 20,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Chauncey the Chanticleersource
- Motto: "Ex Libertate Veritas (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 630 acressource
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- Formerly known as "University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College (1960–1993)}}"source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
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- Football rivalry: Coastal Carolina–Liberty (since 2003)source
- Fight song: ""Coastal Carolina Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Patrick Swayzesource
- Notable alum: Michael Kellysource
- Notable alum: Diamond Dallas Pagesource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,732,522 (M $6,778,448 · W $3,954,074)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2016
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecoastal.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 218724)
- Compare colleges in SCRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in South CarolinaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Coastal Carolina University vs College of CharlestonHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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