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College of Charleston

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,366
Men / Women 32% / 68%
White 76%
Black 7%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Business & Economics 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 21%
Arts 7%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%
Education 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,978
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,296
Est. In-State Cost $16,788
Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,540
10-Year ROI $155,000
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $6M #300
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #309
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #327

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 850 (8%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 29%
SAT Range 1,140 – 1,310
ACT Range 25 – 30

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business 507 45% / 55% 1% $78,257
Accounting 33 +5 45% / 55% 0% $89,062
Business Administration 204 +1 43% / 57% 1% $78,088
Commercial Real Estate Finance 36 +2 69% / 31% 0%
Economics 14 +3 64% / 36% 0% $58,996
Finance 61 +5 74% / 26% 2% $95,662
Hospitality and Tourism Management 23 +1 13% / 87% 0% $57,926
International Business 28 +1 32% / 68% 0% $84,913
Marketing 86 +3 24% / 76% 0% $68,619
Supply Chain Management 22 64% / 36% 0% $78,088
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education, Health, and Human Performance 271 14% / 86% 0% $55,234
Exercise Science 74 38% / 62% 1% $58,076
Physical Education 4 25% / 75% 0%
Public Health 101 +2 7% / 93% 0% $58,500
Early Childhood Education 32 3% / 97% 0% $49,740
Elementary Education 29 0% / 100% 0% $49,740
Middle Grades Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $49,740
Secondary Education 6 +9 0% / 100% 0% $49,740
Special Education 14 7% / 93% 0% $47,261
Teacher Education 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $49,740
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 729 26% / 74% 0% $55,009
African American Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,008
Anthropology 19 26% / 74% 0% $43,617
Archaeology 12 +8 58% / 42% 0%
Communication 187 +4 22% / 78% 1% $61,148
English 50 +1 24% / 76% 0% $49,526
Historic Preservation and Community Planning 23 48% / 52% 0% $58,511
History 58 +1 48% / 52% 0% $48,835
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 40% / 60% 0%
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Liberal Studies 16 31% / 69% 0%
Philosophy 8 +2 25% / 75% 0%
Political Science 81 +1 41% / 59% 0% $59,687
Psychology 185 +4 8% / 92% 0% $52,153
Religious Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 40 25% / 75% 0% $51,280
Women's and Gender Studies 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,008
Urban Studies 10 50% / 50% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs 63 37% / 63% 2% $54,686
Classics 6 +2 33% / 67% 0%
French and Francophone Studies 2 +4 50% / 50% 0% $57,386
German 6 +2 33% / 67% 0%
German Studies 1 +4 100% / 0% 0%
International Studies 29 45% / 55% 3% $52,732
Spanish 19 +1 21% / 79% 0% $57,386
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Sciences and Mathematics 368 41% / 59% 0% $70,599
Astrophysics 10 +1 60% / 40% 0%
Computer Information Systems 18 72% / 28% 0%
Computer Science 40 68% / 32% 0% $118,771
Computing in the Arts 21 67% / 33% 0%
Data Science 8 +2 88% / 12% 0%
Electrical Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mathematics 9 +1 67% / 33% 0%
Physics 5 +9 100% / 0% 0%
Systems Engineering 4 25% / 75% 0%
Biochemistry 5 60% / 40% 20% $62,691
Biology 165 +3 23% / 77% 0% $65,560
Chemistry 8 62% / 38% 0% $62,691
Environmental Geosciences 6 83% / 17% 0% $64,227
Geology 19 +1 37% / 63% 0% $64,227
Marine Biology 40 25% / 75% 0% $49,769
Meteorology 5 60% / 40% 0%
Environmental and Sustainability Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of the Arts 136 20% / 80% 1% $45,411
Art History 12 +4 8% / 92% 0% $41,246
Arts Management 49 +1 24% / 76% 0% $49,644
Dance 8 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music 19 32% / 68% 5%
Studio Art 22 +3 9% / 91% 0% $41,246
Theatre 26 +1 23% / 77% 0% $42,882