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| Metric | College of Charleston | U. South Carolina-Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 60% | 57%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 54% / 62% | 55% / 63% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 71% / 52% / 70%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 41% / 16% / 15%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 31,680 | 59,630Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 19,016 | 33,695Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 2,265 | 7,818Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 12% | 23%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1140–1310 | 1200–1360Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 25–30 | 26–32Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | – | 2,487 (32%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | – | 1,139 (15%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | 19%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | 47%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Required | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Considered |
| Admission: Class rank | Considered | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | Considered | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | – | 3.68Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 31% (of the 63% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | – | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | – | 293 admitted of 3,395 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | – | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-optional | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $60 | $65 |
| Deadlines & deposit | – | Apply by December 1 · reply by May 1 · $0 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | – | Yes, up to By request only, one year from admission.Fall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | – | 65%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | City: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large |
| Research activity | Research college or university | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Southeastern Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 10,558 | 29,820 |
| Beds in college housing | 3,749 | 9,956 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 27%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 34%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 19% | 19% |
| First-gen | 20% | 20% |
| Men / women | 32% / 68% | 41% / 59% |
| Part-time students | 4% | 3% |
| Students 25 and older | 6% | 3% |
| First-years from in state | 43% | 54% |
| First-years from other states | 56% | 45% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 1% |
| New transfer students this fall | 634 | 1,414 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 22% | 16% |
| Diversity index | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 16 to 1 | 19 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | – | 34%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 65% | 75% |
| Average faculty salary | $93,453 | $111,918 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 2,447 | 6,743 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 10% · Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9% · Psychology, General 9% | Public Health, General 8% · Finance, General 7% · Experimental Psychology 7% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,229 (public, GASB accounting) | $14,139 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $13,231 (public, GASB accounting) | $20,516 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 60% | 36% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $38,660 | $27,484 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 18% | 19% |
| Net price, students with grants | $21,004 | $24,488 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $33,096 | $31,977 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $56,976 | $54,223 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $12,978 | $12,688 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $36,858 | $34,934 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 59% | 9% |
| First-years with grants | 95% | 91% |
| Average grant | $8,983 | $7,139 |
| Aid from the college | 84% | 67% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 38% got merit aid, averaging $4K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | April 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | – | 61%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | $17,5982025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 58%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | – | 142 students, average $32.7K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $56,416 | $62,177 |
| Graduation rate | 64% | 77% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 61% | 69% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 70% | 83% |
| Pell graduation gap | 9 pts lower | 13 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 67% | 80% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 76% | 86% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 68% | 74% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 57% | 72% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 56% | 75% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | 60% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 92%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 55% | 67% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 63% | 76% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 27% | 16% |
| Median debt | $23,250 | $21,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 38% | 41% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $20,500 | $19,500 |
| Website | charleston.edu | sc.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;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 Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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