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College of Charleston Data & Information Overview

133 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
76% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is College of Charleston Ranked?

#699 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in SC
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

College of Charleston was awarded 133 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is multi / interdisciplinary studies.

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Overall Quality

C of C is ranked #699 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

C of C is also ranked #8 out of 44 schools in South Carolina.

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Is It Hard to Get Into C of C?

76% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
24% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

College of Charleston has an acceptance rate of 76%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to C of C submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for College of Charleston  ( 560 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for College of Charleston  ( 530 to 620 )
200
800
C of C received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for College of Charleston  ( 23 to 29 )
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College of Charleston Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
66% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at College of Charleston is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of Charleston is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  66 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Charleston

83% Freshmen Retention
57% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

College of Charleston has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  83 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At C of C the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 57%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  57 out of 100
0
100

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College of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,466 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,300 undergraduates at C of C with 8,466 being full-time and 834 being part-time.

How Much Does College of Charleston Cost?

$19,654 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
$37,816 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of C of C is $19,654. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for C of C

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$14,750 $16,208 $20,142 $22,968 $23,397

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 C of C, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At C of C, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $9,454 a year. That adds up to $37,816 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at C of C is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do C of C Graduates Make?

$49,534 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from C of C make about $49,534 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for C of C students since it is 17% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of College of Charleston

South Carolina State
8,466 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Charleston, South Carolina, College of Charleston is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for C of C are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone: 843-953-5500
Website: www.cofc.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegeofcharleston
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CofC

College of Charleston Majors

59 Majors With Completions
2,157 Undergraduate Degrees
231 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 59 majors graduated from College of Charleston. Of these students, 2,157 received undergraduate degrees and 231 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 186 $38,896
Communication & Media Studies 160 $36,857
General Psychology 152 $26,569
General Biology 141 $27,218
Public Health 132 $27,973
Marketing 98 $41,619
Teacher Education Grade Specific 94 $35,667
Political Science & Government 92 $30,605
Finance & Financial Management 72 $47,506
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 65 $26,156

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Charleston along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at C of C

64% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 6,966 students took at least one online class at College of Charleston. This is a decrease from the 9,318 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 6,966 842
2019-2020 9,318 1,347
2018-2019 3,003 514
2017-2018 2,246 425
2016-2017 2,108 407

Learn more about online learning at College of Charleston.

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Notes and References

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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