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College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · Public · Midsize city

Public institution in Charleston, SC · 10,366 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $56,416 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
$19,5181,034th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,978836th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,8581,493rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$30,731965th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,416709th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,821954th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
65.0%589th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.3%556th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.0%658th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1238308th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
10,366247th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.5%1,726th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 177 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
$60
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 51 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$60,358$65,238
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,856$52,941
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,794$43,519
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$42,682$42,930
MarketingBusinessbachelors$40,896$43,000
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$40,647$41,937
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$40,454$40,688
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$38,289$36,460
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusinessbachelors$38,072$39,009
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$36,674—
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$35,861$33,828
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,596$33,738

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,949,003 (M $2,341,673 · W $3,607,330 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of Charleston’s 10,366 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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