College · Public · Charleston, SC · City
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Admit rate23%
6-yr median pay$60k
Net price / yr$21k
Undergrad size2,705
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $21k/yr for a shot at a $60k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 23% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1208.
If you get in
2,705 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $21k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$136k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$83k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$53k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $12.6k
- Tuition · out-of-state
- $38.5k
- Room & board
- $9.7k
- Books & supplies
- $9,741
How students pay for it.
Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans36%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr75%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$60k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$72k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out17%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Public
- Undergrad size
- 2,705
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White73%
- Hispanic10%
- Black8%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian2%
- Unknown1%
- International1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$70k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 27
What you can study.