Colleges / Coastal Carolina University
College · Public · Conway, SC · City
CCU

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC

Address103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC 29526
Websitewww.coastal.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size10,377
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1143 · ACT 23.

If you get in

10,377 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.6k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans57%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out32%
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
10,377
Location
Conway, 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 · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.

Colleges / Coastal Carolina University
College · Public · Conway, SC · City
CCU

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, SC

Address103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC 29526
Websitewww.coastal.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate75%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size10,377
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 75% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1143 · ACT 23.

If you get in

10,377 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$107k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$56k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.6k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants26%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans57%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out32%
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
10,377
Location
Conway, 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 · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White74%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students27%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$56k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45

What you can study.