Charleston Southern University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,859
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 72%
From Region 10%
Athletes 346 (12.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 60%
Black 17%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Charleston Southern University 559 35% 66% 1% 9% 6% 3% $59,176 7 -1.06 46 94% 8.0%
Engineering 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,824 32 -0.44 91 — — — — —
Applied Computing 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $78,699 14 -0.95 81 — — — — —
Computer Information Systems — — — — — — — — $78,951 14 -0.94 81 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 — 100% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $96,053 16 -0.85 93 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity — — — — — — — — $69,266 8 -1.29 68 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 14 +1 79% 64% 0% 0% 7% 0% $75,070 15 -0.98 77 — — — — —
Human-Centered Technology Design 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,935 30 -0.69 62 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $66,239 1 -1.35 63 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $62,898 13 -0.84 55 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $60,699 10 -0.93 50 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,731 14 -0.78 55 — — — — —
Biology 28 +2 21% 71% 4% 4% 4% 0% $62,782 32 -0.43 55 92% — — — —
Wildlife Biology 9 — 11% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $46,625 13 -0.88 14 — — — — —
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,010 22 -0.60 71 — — — — —
Community Health and Preventive Medicine — — — — — — — — $58,950 20 -0.65 45 — — — — —
Exercise Science 38 — 29% 71% 3% 3% 11% 5% $47,774 3 -1.63 17 92% — — — —
Kinesiology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,774 3 -1.63 17 92% — — — —
Nursing 77 — 6% 69% 1% 3% 3% 1% $78,443 4 -1.37 81 96% — — — —
Public Health 17 — 24% 53% 0% 18% 18% 0% $56,106 18 -0.84 38 — — — — —
Accounting 13 +2 46% 85% 0% 15% 0% 0% $64,868 5 -1.43 60 94% — — — —
Business Administration 16 — 50% 62% 0% 6% 19% 6% $61,616 12 -0.83 52 94% 5.0% — — —
Entrepreneurship 10 — 70% 60% 0% 10% 0% 10% $62,134 27 -0.61 54 — — — — —
Finance 7 — 43% 43% 0% 0% 14% 29% $67,579 3 -1.09 65 — — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 5 — 20% 40% 0% 40% 0% 20% $68,046 4 -1.07 66 — — — — —
General Business 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,704 11 -0.88 50 — — — — —
Health Administration 8 — 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% 0% $57,092 23 -0.48 40 100% — — — —
Hospitality Administration 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,866 11 -0.88 24 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 8 — 38% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $62,933 13 -0.94 56 85% — — — —
Logistics 8 — 50% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $61,616 1 -1.76 52 94% 5.0% — — —
Marketing 18 — 22% 44% 6% 17% 0% 17% $54,967 2 -1.76 34 94% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $61,616 24 -0.63 52 94% 5.0% — — —
Project Management 7 — 71% 43% 0% 14% 14% 0% $61,616 1 -1.76 52 94% 5.0% — — —
Christian Missions and Church Planting 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,537 11 -1.02 8 — — — — —
Christian Studies 11 — 91% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $46,858 31 -0.49 15 94% — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,018 10 -1.02 10 — — — — —
Divinity/Ministry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,336 11 -1.05 8 — — — — —
English Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $44,304 10 -0.99 10 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $47,968 12 -0.90 17 — — — — —
Hebrew 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,138 16 -0.88 17 — — — — —
History 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,262 10 -0.94 15 — — — — —
Music and Worship Leadership 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,279 11 -1.05 8 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,521 16 -0.90 20 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies — — — — — — — — $43,770 9 -1.05 10 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,063 16 -0.89 17 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,412 11 -1.04 8 — — — — —
Writing 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,993 10 -1.03 10 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 6 — 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,699 10 -1.12 7 — — — — —
Child Development 7 — 0% 29% 0% 29% 0% 0% $46,315 13 -0.82 14 — — — — —
Communication 17 — 29% 82% 0% 0% 0% 6% $49,359 9 -1.17 20 97% — — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $48,046 9 -0.80 17 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,448 7 -1.23 36 — — — — —
Psychology 37 — 16% 78% 0% 5% 8% 3% $44,166 2 -1.65 10 95% 9.7% — — —
Social Sciences 28 — 82% 46% 0% 43% 4% 0% $51,455 32 -0.49 25 100% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,228 8 -0.88 15 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,126 29 -0.54 27 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 9 — 0% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,031 7 -1.23 10 88% — — — —
Elementary Education 13 — 0% 77% 0% 8% 8% 8% $44,031 7 -1.23 10 88% — — — —
English Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,126 36 -0.47 27 100% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,126 29 -0.54 27 100% — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,031 7 -1.29 10 88% — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,126 26 -0.69 27 100% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $52,126 35 -0.56 27 100% — — — —
Graphic Design 14 — 29% 50% 0% 29% 14% 0% $38,506 2 -1.68 5 86% — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,193 39 -0.27 10 — — — — —
Music Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,126 74 +0.58 27 100% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,191 39 -0.27 10 — — — — —
Music Therapy 5 — 0% 0% 20% 20% 0% 0% $52,940 79 +0.67 29 — — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $44,118 39 -0.28 10 — — — — —
Aviation 16 — 69% 81% 0% 6% 0% 0% $85,862 24 -0.59 87 — — — — —
Aviation Management 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $83,822 20 -0.72 85 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 19 +1 47% 74% 5% 5% 0% 0% $55,236 23 -0.64 35 97% 10.2% — — —
Pre-Law Studies 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,533 26 -0.60 36 — — — — —
Professional Pilot — — — — — — — — $83,108 19 -0.77 85 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,796
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 63%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 24.3% 136 16% 67% 1% 4% 7% 2% $66,692 13 -1.36 64 95% —
Business & Economics 19.7% 110 42% 59% 1% 15% 5% 7% $61,088 6 -1.16 51 94% 5.0%
Social Sciences 16.8% 94 38% 64% 0% 18% 4% 2% $47,862 4 -1.13 17 97% 9.7%
Professional 7.5% 42 55% 74% 2% 5% 5% 2% $68,973 53 -0.62 68 97% 10.2%
Education 7.3% 41 15% 85% 0% 2% 5% 2% $47,190 13 -0.97 15 92% —
Humanities 6.6% 37 54% 68% 0% 3% 8% 0% $45,639 5 -0.84 13 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 33 24% 76% 3% 3% 3% 0% $62,774 27 -0.48 55 92% —
Computer Science 4.7% 26 88% 69% 0% 4% 8% 0% $82,929 8 -0.92 85 100% —
Arts 3.9% 22 23% 32% 5% 27% 9% 0% $42,922 14 -0.91 9 87% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.6% 9 11% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $46,625 4 -0.88 14 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 5 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $61,579 7 -0.89 52 — —
Engineering 0.7% 4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,824 9 -0.44 91 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 24 #172 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 24 #356 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 79 $687K $687K $0
Baseball 40 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 15 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Golf 8 $231K $231K $0
Total 220 $8.0M $8.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 76 $797K $797K $0
Soccer 24 $622K $622K $0
Softball 22 $688K $688K $0
Volleyball 20 $548K $548K $0
Basketball 15 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 8 $418K $418K $0
Golf 6 $251K $251K $0
Total 126 $4.6M $4.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Football 126 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Baseball 40 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 30 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Soccer 24 $622K $622K $0
Softball 22 $688K $688K $0
Volleyball 20 $548K $548K $0
Golf 14 $482K $482K $0
Tennis 8 $418K $418K $0
Total 346 $15.0M $15.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 57%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 57% 57% 57%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 80%
SAT Range 930 – 1160
SAT Math Range 450 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 600