by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Charleston Southern University was awarded 122 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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CSU landed the #1,348 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CSU held the #1,458 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 44 colleges in South Carolina, CSU is ranked at #20.
The acceptance rate at Charleston Southern University is a competitive 57%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 50% of students accepted to CSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Charleston Southern University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Charleston Southern University is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Charleston Southern University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At CSU this rate is 28%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,720 undergraduates at CSU with 2,491 being full-time and 229 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,524 | $15,230 | $18,205 | $18,881 | $19,775 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,167 a year. That adds up to $28,668 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSU is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for CSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406-9121 |
| Phone: | 843-863-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 77 | $56,982 |
| Business Administration & Management | 50 | $40,309 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | $34,345 |
| General Biology | 38 | $23,092 |
| General Psychology | 33 | $26,162 |
| Health & Physical Education | 26 | $25,028 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 25 | $35,190 |
| Accounting | 20 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 19 | $35,270 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 18 | $24,781 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,045 students took at least one online class at Charleston Southern University. This is a decrease from the 2,922 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,045 | 481 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,922 | 744 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,491 | 571 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,326 | 449 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,453 | 520 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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