Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 2,826 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.47
Economic access
Campus size
5% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 12% take some
Where first-years come from
672 first-time students
44% came from other states and 1.0% from abroad; 54% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 74% of colleges.
- In-state (South Carolina)54%
- Other states44%
- Abroad1.0%
Top home states
- South Carolina(home state)54% 366
- Georgia6.1% 41
- North Carolina6.1% 41
- Florida5.7% 38
- Virginia3.3% 22
From 44 states (counting DC) and 1 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
92
new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 19% of colleges.
70 full-time, 22 part-time.
Going on to another college
20%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 185 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.4% of undergrads study part-time.
14% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 2,372 students.
Housing
Beds
2,372
About 84 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 20 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Southern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Southern Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own need-based and non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Greek life
Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.
LGBTQ+ life
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), 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;Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Citadel Military College of South Carolina Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)