Coastal Carolina University

Common Data Set 2023-24

SAT Composite

1050-1200

SAT Math

520-600

SAT Reading

530-610

ACT Composite

20-26

Federal outcomes

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.

Median earnings
$47,258
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
48%
6-year completion
Average net price
$13,966
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$23,750
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction235fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

5 TABLES
Respondent Information
First Name:Holly
Last Name:Legg
Title:Director
Office:Institutional Research, Assessment and Analysis
Address Line 1:P.O. Box 261954
Zipcode29528-6054
Country:United States
Phone:(843) 349-2994
Email Address:hlegg@coastal.edu
Other
City:Conway
StateSouth Carolina
Address Information
Street Address Line 1:P.O. Box 261954
CityConway
StateSouth Carolina
Zip29528-6054
Country:United States
Main Phone Number:(843) 347-3161
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.coastal.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Phone Number:(843) 349-2170
Admissions Email Address:admissions@coastal.edu
Degrees Offered
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking120015690Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking343245Not reportedNot reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking27203424Not reportedNot reported
Full-time total degree-seeking42635238Not reportedNot reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Full-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time all other degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total degree-seekingNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents12Not reportedNot reported
Hispanic/Latino169582608
Black or African American, non-Hispanic14610421081
White, non-Hispanic175665696838
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic42126
Asian, non-Hispanic1784104
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic199
Two or more races, non-Hispanic87351355
Race and/or ethnicity unknown58311751199
Total2775990910306

First-Time, First-Year Admission

4 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
AppliedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported18223
AdmittedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported14613
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who applied5,277
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted4,149
Total first-time, first-year who applied12,763
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted10,383
Total first-time, first-year who applied183
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted81
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units20
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Foreign language2
Social studies2
History1
Academic electives2
Visual/Performing Arts1
Computer Science1
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT26726
ACT9248
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite105011201200
SAT evidence-based reading and writing530570610
SAT math520550600
ACT composite202326
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8004
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69929
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59957
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49910
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-8003
SAT Math: 600-69923
SAT Math: 500-59961
SAT Math: 400-49912
SAT Math: 300-3990
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16002
SAT Composite: 1200-139925
SAT Composite: 1000-119964
SAT Composite: 800-9999
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-366
ACT Composite: 24-2938
ACT Composite: 18-2350
ACT Composite: 12-176
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class12
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class38
Percent in top half of high school graduating class76
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class24
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class4
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:62.1
Total0
Total0
Percent who had GPA of 4.033
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9916
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7417.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4913.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.998.4
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.5
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.70
Admission Policies
Application closing date (fall): Month4
Application closing date (fall): Day1

Transfer Admission

4 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied10371122102169
Admitted66867821348
Enrolled3523290681
Application for Admission
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:##
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Other
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Transfer Credit Policies
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:http://catalog.coastal.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=274#course-credit

Student Life

3 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)68%
Percent of males who join fraternities10%
Percent of females who join sororities11%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing85%
Percent who live off campus or commute15%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)61%
Percent of males who join fraternities3%
Percent of females who join sororities4%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing49%
Percent who live off campus or commute51%
Percent of students age 25 and older4%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Activities Offered
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX

Annual Expenses

6 TABLES
Information
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Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition29448.0029448.00
Tuition: in-district11460.0011460.00
Tuition: in-state11460.0011460.00
Tuition: out-of-state29448.0029448.00
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees180.00180.00
Food and housing, on-campus12540.0012540.00
Housing only, on-campus7340.007340.00
Food only, on-campus meal plan5200.005200.00
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
Public Tuition
All Institutions Expenses
Tuition Policies
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes
If yes, what percentage of full-time undergraduates pay more than the tuition and fees reported in $G$1?59%
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies1210.001210.001210.00
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reported9900.00
Transportation1584.002298.001996.00
Other expenses2566.002328.002640.00

Financial Aid

2 TABLES
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.1,298
Aid to Nonresidents
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$1,921,885

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

1 TABLE
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio16

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES
Diploma/Certificates
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reported1%
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported3%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies0.1%Not reported5%
Communication/journalism4.8%Not reported9%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported3.5%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported5.8%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reported1.6%
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reported0.5%
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reported1.5%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reported3.9%
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported12.4%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.4%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reported4.3%
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported11.6%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0.2%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported0.3%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported7.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reported0.1%
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported5.3%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported6.5%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported5.1%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported23.2%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported1.3%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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