Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 550,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,612
Men / Women 87% / 13%
From State 55%
From Region 12%
Athletes 311 (12.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Hispanic 10%
Black 8%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
School of Engineering 148 91% 78% 3% 5% 8% 1% $93,893 93 -0.56 91 96%
Civil Engineering 37 — 92% 76% 3% 5% 8% 0% $86,278 16 -0.86 86 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 6 — 100% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $103,522 21 -0.64 95 — — — — —
Construction Engineering 12 — 92% 83% 8% 8% 0% 0% $88,705 29 -0.52 88 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 21 — 95% 71% 0% 0% 19% 0% $98,157 9 -0.89 93 94% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 48 — 92% 88% 0% 4% 4% 2% $96,339 37 -0.36 92 97% — — — —
Computer Science 8 +6 88% 62% 12% 12% 12% 0% $104,270 28 -0.60 95 87% — — — —
Cybersecurity 16 +4 81% 75% 0% 6% 12% 0% $93,663 45 -0.00 90 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 164 84% 77% 1% 6% 10% 1% $68,856 39 -0.02 64 96% 7.5%
English 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,342 77 +0.60 36 — — — — —
History 9 +1 89% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $74,766 94 +1.74 74 91% — — — —
Modern Languages 3 +5 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $64,171 72 +0.55 54 — — — — —
Political Science 32 +4 88% 78% 0% 6% 12% 0% $79,133 78 +0.51 79 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 36 +2 83% 81% 0% 11% 6% 0% $71,848 96 +1.65 70 98% 6.8% — — —
Intelligence and Security Studies 82 +3 82% 76% 1% 5% 11% 2% $63,337 10 -1.19 52 96% 7.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science and Mathematics 111 65% 65% 3% 9% 14% 2% $74,923 57 +0.72 74 97%
Chemistry 12 — 58% 50% 0% 17% 8% 8% $71,795 59 +0.02 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,550 28 -0.63 64 — — — — —
Physics 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,210 37 -0.32 79 — — — — —
Biology 20 — 80% 80% 5% 10% 5% 0% $77,169 93 +1.24 77 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 33 — 67% 64% 0% 6% 21% 0% $75,559 94 +1.61 75 100% — — — —
Nursing 20 — 45% 60% 5% 5% 20% 5% $90,120 49 -0.21 88 92% — — — —
Sport Management 7 — 100% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $75,559 89 +1.51 75 100% — — — —
Psychology 16 +2 50% 62% 6% 19% 6% 0% $53,744 46 -0.20 26 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business 179 92% 81% 1% 7% 5% 1% $84,309 82 -0.01 84 94% 5.5%
Accounting 21 +1 95% 86% 0% 0% 5% 0% $83,016 44 -0.26 83 100% — — — —
Business Administration 85 +1 89% 84% 1% 5% 5% 0% $79,236 68 +0.08 79 92% 5.5% — — —
Finance 27 +2 100% 74% 4% 4% 7% 7% $105,976 72 +0.24 96 — — — — —
Marketing 21 — 95% 86% 0% 5% 5% 0% $79,237 58 +0.13 79 — — — — —
Supply Chain Management 25 — 88% 72% 0% 24% 4% 0% $83,507 33 -0.51 83 96% 5.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Zucker Family School of Education 3 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,174 2 -0.33 25 94%
Health and Physical Education 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,612 50 -0.14 34 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,456 31 -0.42 20 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,884
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $39,719
Est. In-State Cost $16,667
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,380
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 75%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

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
Business & Economics 30.7% 186 92% 80% 1% 6% 6% 1% $83,980 61 +0.05 84 94% 5.5%
Engineering 20.5% 124 93% 80% 2% 5% 7% 1% $93,254 13 -0.63 90 97% —
Professional 19.5% 118 82% 77% 1% 7% 9% 2% $65,934 47 -0.32 58 97% 7.5%
Health Sciences 8.8% 53 58% 62% 2% 6% 21% 2% $81,054 67 +0.92 81 97% —
Social Sciences 7.9% 48 75% 73% 2% 10% 10% 0% $70,670 88 +0.27 67 94% —
Computer Science 4.0% 24 83% 71% 4% 8% 12% 0% $97,199 26 -0.20 92 87% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 20 80% 80% 5% 10% 5% 0% $77,169 92 +1.24 77 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.5% 15 67% 60% 0% 13% 7% 7% $72,567 34 -0.07 71 — —
Humanities 2.3% 14 86% 79% 7% 0% 14% 0% $70,007 93 +1.32 66 91% —
Education 0.5% 3 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,175 47 -0.33 25 94% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $2.8M #172 100% $0 — — — —
Education $1.3M #210 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.5M #318 81% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #535 74% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #505 35% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #531 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #296 100% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #407 32% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #436 25% $0 — — — —
Total $4.9M #387 95% $0 — — — —

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 119 $8.2M $5.4M $2.7M
Track & Field (combined) 107 $626K $461K $165K
Wrestling 39 $1.2M $846K $383K
Baseball 38 $1.4M $1.3M $104K
Basketball 21 $2.2M $2.0M $175K
Tennis 15 $568K $391K $176K
Rifle 6 $164K $210K -$46K
Total 237 $14.4M $10.7M $3.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 66 $759K $494K $264K
Soccer 25 $977K $693K $283K
Volleyball 17 $1.1M $803K $331K
Golf 7 $406K $308K $97K
Rifle 6 $218K $162K $55K
Total 74 $3.5M $2.5M $1.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 173 $1.4M $955K $430K
Football 119 $8.2M $5.4M $2.7M
Wrestling 39 $1.2M $846K $383K
Baseball 38 $1.4M $1.3M $104K
Soccer 25 $977K $693K $283K
Basketball 21 $2.2M $2.0M $175K
Volleyball 17 $1.1M $803K $331K
Tennis 15 $568K $391K $176K
Rifle 12 $382K $373K $9K
Golf 7 $406K $308K $97K
Total 311 $23.0M $20.0M $3.0M

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 99%
Yield (non-ED) 84%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 99% 99% 99%

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 44%
SAT Range 1010 – 1220
SAT Math Range 490 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 630