SCHOOLS / COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

College of Charleston

CHARLESTON, SCIPEDS 217819CARNEGIE CLASS 19

§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown

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§ Academic profile

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

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters

25th1,150

Median1,220

75th1,300

§ 18% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →

ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters

25th25

Median27

75th30

§ 11% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2024-25 CDS · METHOD →

ADMIT RATE 60%SAT SUBMIT 18%ACT SUBMIT 11%

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

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

Early Decision offeredEarly Action offered

Likely ED share of class18%402 ED admits / 2,265 enrolled first-years

ED admit-rate multiple0.9x53% ED vs 60% all other rounds

Seats left after ED1,863of 2,265 enrolled first-year seats

All-other admit rate60%18,614 admitted from 30,928 applicants

§ Adjusted admission flow

Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.

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

Early Decision

Applicants752reported count

Admits40253%

Class seats402assumes ED admits enroll

All other rounds

Applicants30,928reported count

Admits18,61460%

Class seats1,86310% estimated yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
Early Decision	752	402	53%	402	Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll.
All other rounds	30,928	18,614	60%	1,863	All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision.

Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.

Overall yield: 12%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.

§ Wait list attrition

Offered a spot3,378

Accepted a spot1,303

Admitted from wait list491

39% joined after being offered a spot. 38% of students who joined were admitted. 11% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data

Wait-list data
Metric	Value
Offered a wait-list spot	3,378
Accepted a wait-list spot	1,303
Admitted from wait list	491
Joined after being offered	39%
Admitted after joining	38%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Factors this school weighs

Geography: ImportantState residency: Important

§ Application cost

Application fee: $60.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →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
Fact	Value	Source
Student-faculty ratio	16	EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Admissions total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	19016	ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate	60%	DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	31680	ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	2260	ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates	2265	ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policy	No	IC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate	12%	DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
ACT composite 25th percentile	25	ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile	27	ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile	30	ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate	11%	ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile	590	ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile	630	ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile	670	ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile	550	ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile	590	ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile	640	ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate	18%	ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor's degrees awarded	2074	DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded	0	DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded	227	DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
In-state required fees	$460	COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition	$12,518	COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees	$460	COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition	$37,836	COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus	$33,689	DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus	$59,007	DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Full-time undergraduate enrollment	10137	DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment	1046	DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment	743	DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment	11926	DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment	10880	DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Any aid rate	95%	SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid	$5,838	SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan	$11,021	SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant	$5,630	SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate	19%	SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate	48%	SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate	19%	SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
City	Charleston	HD2024.CITY
Control	Public	HD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting status	Degree-granting	HD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offering	Doctor's degree	HD2024.HLOFFER
Institution level	Four or more years	HD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution name	College of Charleston	HD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category	10,000 - 19,999	HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sector	Public, 4-year or above	HD2024.SECTOR
Locale	City: Midsize	HD2024.LOCALE
State	South Carolina	HD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
Fact	Value	Source
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years	57%	DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years	64%	DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years	66%	DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate	82%	EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time	66%	DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate	40%	EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate	25%	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

$56,416

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

66%

6-year completion

Average net price

$18,960

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$23,250

federal loans only

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25

$35,817$36k

MEDIAN

$56,416$56k

P75

$81,379$81k

$20k

$40k

$60k

$80k

§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23

$0 – $30,000

$12,133

$30,001 – $48,000

$13,406

$48,001 – $75,000

← MODAL BRACKET$16,797

$75,001 – $110,000

$20,089

$110,001 and up

$24,996

§B · Completion and retention

4-yr grad

57%

6-yr grad

66%

8-yr grad

65%

Retention

82%

Pell grad

61%

Transfer

25%

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.