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Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

Location Charleston, SC

Population 550,000

Website https://citadel.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,624

Men / Women 86% / 14%

White 71%

Black 10%

Hispanic 9%

Mixed 3%

Asian 2%

Native American 1%

International 1%

From State 55%

From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 27%

Engineering 23%

Humanities & Social Sciences 20%

Professional 13%

Health Sciences 6%

Computer Science 4%

Life & Natural Sciences 4%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,570

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $38,508

Est. In-State Cost $16,261

Est. Out-of-State Cost $49,814

10-Year ROI $220,000

ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%

4-Year Graduation Rate 68%

6-Year Graduation Rate 75%

Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy

Sunshine Hours 2,829 (78%)

Days Without Precipitation 255 (67%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 23%

Yield (Unbound) 91%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$3M	#250
Humanities & Social Sciences	$0M	#493
Life & Natural Sciences	$0M	#555

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 17%

SAT Range 1120 – 1250

SAT Math Range 545 – 645

SAT RW Range 540 – 640

ACT Range 22 – 27

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Engineering	155	94% / 6%	1%	$87,290		97%
Civil Engineering	36 —	94% / 6%	0%	$89,930	92	96%
Computer Engineering	6 —	100% / 0%	17%	$95,540	95	—
Construction Engineering	10 —	100% / 0%	0%	$85,119	89	—
Electrical Engineering	17 —	94% / 6%	6%	$86,870	90	92%
Mechanical Engineering	63 —	90% / 10%	0%	$82,234	87	100%
Computer Science	11 +5	91% / 9%	0%	$103,259	97	87%
Cybersecurity	12 +1	100% / 0%	0%	$89,566	92	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Humanities and Social Sciences	175	83% / 17%	1%	$63,912		92%
Criminal Justice	44 +1	66% / 34%	0%	$67,591	70	86%
English	5 +1	80% / 20%	0%	$56,525	44	—
History	12 —	100% / 0%	0%	$59,089	51	76%
Modern Languages	2 +5	50% / 50%	0%	$67,838	70	—
Political Science	38 +1	92% / 8%	3%	$66,788	69	94%
Intelligence and Security Studies	74 +5	86% / 14%	0%	$61,425	57	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
School of Science and Mathematics	90	63% / 37%	0%	$68,351		92%
Chemistry	5 —	100% / 0%	0%	$65,488	66	—
Mathematics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$70,476	75	—
Physics	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	$70,148	74	—
Biology	24 —	62% / 38%	0%	$52,296	32	92%
Exercise Science	24 —	67% / 33%	0%	$70,220	74	90%
Nursing	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	$88,147	91	92%
Sport Management	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$70,220	74	90%
Psychology	14 +2	64% / 36%	0%	$75,261	81	94%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business	153	91% / 9%	2%	$77,114		95%
Accounting	14 —	100% / 0%	0%	$81,670	87	100%
Business Administration	82 —	88% / 12%	2%	$74,931	81	—
Finance	18 —	100% / 0%	0%	$84,118	89	—
Management	8 —	100% / 0%	12%	$77,951	84	92%
Marketing	13 —	92% / 8%	0%	$74,606	80	—
Supply Chain Management	18 —	83% / 17%	0%	$77,951	84	92%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Zucker Family School of Education	7	86% / 14%	0%	$51,457		94%
Health and Physical Education	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$55,814	42	94%
Secondary Education	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$50,731	27	94%