Charleston Southern University

Charleston, SCMain CampusMidsize city (population 100,000–250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $31,030

Total Cost of Attendance: $43,989

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)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(88 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(57 graduates)
  3. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(40 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(38 graduates)
  5. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(38 graduates)
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(33 graduates)
  7. Psychology, General.(24 graduates)
  8. Design and Applied Arts.(22 graduates)
  9. Communication and Media Studies.(21 graduates)
  10. Computer Science.(17 graduates)
  11. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(17 graduates)
  12. Human Resources Management and Services.(16 graduates)
  13. Public Health.(15 graduates)
  14. Social Sciences, General.(14 graduates)
  15. Accounting and Related Services.(13 graduates)
  16. Marketing.(12 graduates)
  17. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(11 graduates)
  18. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(10 graduates)
  19. Political Science and Government.(9 graduates)
  20. Sociology.(8 graduates)
  21. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(7 graduates)
  22. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(7 graduates)
  23. Zoology/Animal Biology.(7 graduates)
  24. Religion/Religious Studies.(7 graduates)
  25. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(6 graduates)
  26. Religious/Sacred Music.(5 graduates)
  27. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(5 graduates)
  28. Finance and Financial Management Services.(5 graduates)
  29. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  30. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(3 graduates)
  31. Mathematics.(3 graduates)
  32. Applied Mathematics.(3 graduates)
  33. Music.(3 graduates)
  34. Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology.(2 graduates)
  35. Chemistry.(2 graduates)
  36. Economics.(2 graduates)
  37. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
  38. Hospitality Administration/Management.(2 graduates)
  39. History.(2 graduates)
  40. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(1 graduates)
  41. English Language and Literature, General.(1 graduates)
  42. Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries.(1 graduates)
  43. Information Science/Studies.
  44. Engineering, General.
  45. Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).
  46. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  47. Natural Sciences.
  48. Theological and Ministerial Studies.
  49. Science Technologies/Technicians, Other.
  50. Security Science and Technology.
  51. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
  52. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.
  53. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
  54. Business/Commerce, General.
  55. 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%)

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