SCHOOLS / CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

CHARLESTON, SCIPEDS 217864CARNEGIE CLASS 18
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,010
Median1,130
75th1,220
§ 29% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th21
Median23
75th26
§ 15% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 28%SAT SUBMIT 29%ACT SUBMIT 15%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants2,989reported count
Admits85128%
Class seats42450% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants2,98985128%424School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 50%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $40. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients24835% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$9,317H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$20,723Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported. Average international aid reported: $50,659.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio11EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
739ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate23%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3252ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
672ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
672ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate91%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile22ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile25ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile27ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate10%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile540ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile590ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile640ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile545ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile600ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile645ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate7%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded580DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded348DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$4,214COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$8,356COST1_2024.TUITION2
On-campus room and board$9,705COST1_2024.RMBRDAMT
Out-of-state required fees$4,970COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$33,538COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$34,464DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$60,402DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment2550DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1056DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment187DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment3793DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment2737DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate90%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,285SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$12,150SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,706SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate21%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate46%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate21%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityCharlestonHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringPost-master's certificateHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCitadel Military College of South CarolinaHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateSouth CarolinaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years68%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years73%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years75%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate86%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time75%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate0%EF2023D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate17%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$72,085
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
75%
6-year completion
Average net price
$20,723
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$21,096
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$48,175$48k
MEDIAN
$72,085$72k
P75
$94,558$95k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$15,430
$30,001 – $48,000
$16,456
$48,001 – $75,000
← MODAL BRACKET$18,140
$75,001 – $110,000
$20,620
$110,001 and up
$24,047
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
68%
6-yr grad
75%
8-yr grad
71%
Retention
86%
Pell grad
75%
Transfer
17%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.