Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Intelligence, General (14% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,016 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
605 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 42% of graduates; 29 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Intelligence, General 29.020114% 82
- Mechanical Engineering 14.19017.9% 48Graduates in this field earn $83,912 4 years out
- Business/Commerce, General 52.01017.8% 47
- Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.3% 38Graduates in this field earn $73,116 4 years out
- Civil Engineering, General 14.08016.1% 37Graduates in this field earn $81,055 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Military technologies, 0.0% → 14% of graduates since 2014–15 (82 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$88,869 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,726
4 years after completion$88,869National median: $100,647Below typical4 years out, Pell: $81,872 · Non-Pell: $75,701(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,873 · 52 graduates, two most recent years combined
Mechanical Engineering$83,912 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $52,602
4 years after completion$83,912National median: $92,135Below typicalMedian federal debt: $19,500 · 132 graduates, two most recent years combined
Accounting and Related Services$83,337 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$83,337National median: $76,194Above typicalMedian federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined
Civil Engineering$81,055 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $61,163
4 years after completion$81,055National median: $86,517Below typical4 years out, Pell: $76,540 · Non-Pell: $83,974(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,481 · 82 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,116 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $50,004
4 years after completion$73,116National median: $68,257Above typical4 years out, Pell: $62,668 · Non-Pell: $64,260(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $21,500 · 41 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 11 to 1 in its Common Data Set (3,243 students, 287 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Class sizes
51%
of classes have fewer than 20 students; 0% have 50 or more
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 104 | 13% |
| 10–19 | 293 | 38% |
| 20–29 | 292 | 37% |
| 30–39 | 78 | 10% |
| 40–49 | 13 | 2% |
| 50–99 | 1 | 0% |
| 100+ | 0 | 0% |
This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.
Programs & curriculum
- Distance learning
- Double major
- English as a Second Language
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, history, physical education, math, a natural science, and social science.
$90,637
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
