Charleston Southern University
Cost & Tuition
Student Debt
Median total debt: $18,250
Students with federal loans: 52.6%
Students with Pell grants: 34.6%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,736
After 5 years: $51,450
Majors(55 programs)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(88 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(57 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(40 graduates)
- Biology, General.(38 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(38 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(33 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(24 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(22 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(21 graduates)
- Computer Science.(17 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(17 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(16 graduates)
- Public Health.(15 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(14 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(13 graduates)
- Marketing.(12 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(11 graduates)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services.(10 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(9 graduates)
- Sociology.(8 graduates)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(7 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(7 graduates)
- Zoology/Animal Biology.(7 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(7 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(6 graduates)
- Religious/Sacred Music.(5 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(5 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(5 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(3 graduates)
- Mathematics.(3 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(3 graduates)
- Music.(3 graduates)
- Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.(2 graduates)
- Chemistry.(2 graduates)
- Economics.(2 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(2 graduates)
- History.(2 graduates)
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(1 graduates)
- Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.(1 graduates)
- Information Science/Studies.
- Engineering, General.
- Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
- Natural Sciences.
- Theological and Ministerial Studies.
- Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.
- Security Science and Technology.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Business/Commerce, General.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,716 students
Admission Rate: 76.1%
Retention Rate: 61.9%
Graduation Rate: 48.6%
Student Demographics
White (55.7%)
Hispanic (7.8%)
Black (17.5%)
Asian (1.2%)
Two or More (3.9%)
International (2.5%)
Gender Distribution
Men (37.5%)
Women (62.5%)