Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Location Charleston, SC
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,612
Men / Women 87% / 13%
From State 55%
From Region 12%
Athletes 18.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 10%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Engineering 148 91% / 9% 1% $89,201 91 96%
Civil Engineering 37 92% / 8% 0% $91,513 92 96%
Computer Engineering 6 100% / 0% 0% $99,748 96
Construction Engineering 12 92% / 8% 0% $86,642 89
Electrical Engineering 21 95% / 5% 0% $88,400 90 92%
Mechanical Engineering 48 92% / 8% 2% $83,682 87 100%
Computer Science 8 +6 88% / 12% 0% $104,280 97 87%
Cybersecurity 16 +4 81% / 19% 0% $91,888 92
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 164 84% / 16% 1% $65,213 64 92%
English 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $60,378 53
History 9 +1 89% / 11% 0% $60,080 52 76%
Modern Languages 3 +5 67% / 33% 0% $70,576 74
Political Science 32 +4 88% / 12% 0% $67,575 69 94%
Criminal Justice 36 +2 83% / 17% 0% $68,493 70 86%
Intelligence and Security Studies 82 +3 82% / 18% 2% $63,337 60 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science and Mathematics 111 65% / 35% 2% $71,511 75 92%
Chemistry 12 58% / 42% 8% $66,542 67
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $67,157 68
Physics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $69,341 72
Biology 20 80% / 20% 0% $53,227 32 92%
Exercise Science 33 67% / 33% 0% $71,232 75 90%
Nursing 20 45% / 55% 5% $90,124 91 92%
Sport Management 7 100% / 0% 0% $71,232 75 90%
Psychology 16 +2 50% / 50% 0% $76,068 81 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business 179 92% / 8% 1% $78,916 83 94%
Accounting 21 +1 95% / 5% 0% $83,022 87 100%
Business Administration 47 83% / 17% 0% $75,069 80
Finance 27 +2 100% / 0% 7% $84,915 88
Management 38 +1 97% / 3% 0% $79,241 84 92%
Marketing 21 95% / 5% 0% $74,733 79
Supply Chain Management 25 88% / 12% 0% $79,241 84 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Zucker Family School of Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $53,176 32 94%
Health and Physical Education 1 100% / 0% 0% $56,614 42 94%
Secondary Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,458 27 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,884
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $39,719
Est. In-State Cost $16,667
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,380
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 30.7% 186 92% / 8% 1% $78,627 83 94%
Engineering 20.5% 124 93% / 7% 1% $87,882 90 97%
Professional 19.5% 118 82% / 18% 2% $64,910 63 93%
Humanities & Social Sciences 10.2% 62 77% / 23% 0% $68,592 70 91%
Health Sciences 8.8% 53 58% / 42% 2% $78,361 83 91%
Computer Science 4.0% 24 83% / 17% 0% $96,019 94 87%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 20 80% / 20% 0% $53,227 32 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 15 67% / 33% 7% $66,956 67
Education 0.5% 3 67% / 33% 0% $53,177 32 94%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.8M #172 100% $0
Education $1.3M #210 100% $0
Engineering $0.5M #318 81% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #535 74% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #505 35% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #531 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #296 100% $0
Health Sciences $0.0M #407 32% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #436 25% $0
Total $4.9M #387 95% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 84%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 28% 28% 28%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1010 – 1220
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 630