Colleges / College of Charleston
College · Public · Charleston, SC · City
CC

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Address66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Websitewww.charleston.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size10,558
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1247 · ACT 26.

If you get in

10,558 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 $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$129k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$38.3k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,530

How students pay for it.

Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
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
10,558
Location
Charleston, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily 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.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.

Colleges / College of Charleston
College · Public · Charleston, SC · City
CC

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

Address66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Websitewww.charleston.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate60%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$19k
Undergrad size10,558
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $19k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 60% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1247 · ACT 26.

If you get in

10,558 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 $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $19k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$129k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$76k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$38.3k
Room & board
$14.3k
Books & supplies
$1,530

How students pay for it.

Pell grants19%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans38%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention82%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
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
10,558
Location
Charleston, SC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily 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.

  • White79%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown1%
  • International1%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time4%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.