Coastal Carolina University

Name: Coastal Carolina University Common Data Set 2023-24
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2023-24

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Acceptance Rate

80.2%

Applications

18,223

Admitted

14,613

SAT Composite

1050-1200

SAT Math

520-600

SAT Reading

530-610

ACT Composite

20-26

§ Federal outcomes

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

Nonpayment

16%

FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report235numbers from this report.

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1200	1569	0	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	343	245	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	2720	3424	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	4263	5238	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not 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.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	12	Not reported	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	169	582	608
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	146	1042	1081
White, non-Hispanic	1756	6569	6838
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	4	21	26
Asian, non-Hispanic	17	84	104
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	1	9	9
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	87	351	355
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	583	1175	1199
Total	2775	9909	10306

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	18,223
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	14,613
Enrolled	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied5,277

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted4,149

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied12,763

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted10,383

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied183

Nonresident 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.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	26	726
ACT	9	248

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.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1050	1120	1200
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	530	570	610
SAT math	520	550	600
ACT composite	20	23	26
ACT math	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other 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

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.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	1037	1122	10	2169
Admitted	668	678	2	1348
Enrolled	352	329	0	681

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

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.coastal.edu/financialaid/netpricecalculators/

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.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	29448.00	29448.00
Tuition: in-district	11460.00	11460.00
Tuition: in-state	11460.00	11460.00
Tuition: out-of-state	29448.00	29448.00
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	180.00	180.00
Food and housing, on-campus	12540.00	12540.00
Housing only, on-campus	7340.00	7340.00
Food only, on-campus meal plan	5200.00	5200.00
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not 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.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	1210.00	1210.00	1210.00
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	9900.00
Transportation	1584.00	2298.00	1996.00
Other expenses	2566.00	2328.00	2640.00

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.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	4%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	0.1%	Not reported	5%
Communication/journalism	4.8%	Not reported	9%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.5%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	5.8%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	1.6%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	1.5%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	3.9%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	12.4%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.4%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	4.3%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	11.6%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	7.0%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.3%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	6.5%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	5.1%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	23.2%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.3%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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