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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Davenport has 9 pts more first-gen students than Charleston Southern (40% vs. 31%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Charleston Southern is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.58)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Davenport is a bit larger (3,134 vs. 2,893)

    Undergrads

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Charleston Southern2.9K
Davenport3.1K
Pell Grant share
Charleston Southern34%
Davenport34%
First-gen share
Charleston Southern31%
Davenport40%
Diversity index
Charleston Southern0.60
Davenport0.58

Who they are

Men
Charleston Southern37%
Davenport44%
Part-time students
Charleston Southern6%
Davenport40%
Students 25 and older
Charleston Southern12%
Davenport32%

Race & ethnicity

Charleston Southern
Davenport
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Charleston Southern71%
Davenport84%
First-years from other states
Charleston Southern28%
Davenport13%
First-years from abroad
Charleston Southern0%
Davenport3%
New transfer students this fall
Charleston Southern293
Davenport398
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Charleston Southern27%
Davenport41%

Campus

Charleston Southern
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big South ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Davenport
Large suburbNCAA D-II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceStudy abroad

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why