Citadel Military College of South Carolina Overview

Located in Charleston, South Carolina, Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Citadel Military College of South Carolina Known For?

• The 3% student loan default rate at The Citadel is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at The Citadel.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from The Citadel with a bachelor's degree make about $67,770 a year. That's 66% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average The Citadel student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina Rankings

We have ranked The Citadel as #265 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 39 colleges in South Carolina, it is ranked at #5.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at The Citadel.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#111	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#121	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards The Citadel has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best Health & Physical Education Schools	College Factual
#29	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools	College Factual
#67	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#72	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#177	Best Business Schools	Business Degree Central
#216	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Citadel Military College of South Carolina?

Contact details for The Citadel are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	171 Moultrie St, Charleston, SC 29409
Phone:	843-225-3294
Website:	www.citadel.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/TheCitadel
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/TheCitadelOEA

How Do I Get Into The Citadel?

You can apply to The Citadel online at: www.citadel.edu/root/applyhub

Admission Requirements for The Citadel

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Citadel?

The acceptance rate at Citadel Military College of South Carolina is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 83% of accepted students are men and 17% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 59% of students accepted to The Citadel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

The Citadel received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Citadel Military College of South Carolina?

The overall average net price of The Citadel is $41,369. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At The Citadel, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $14,153 a year. That adds up to $56,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The Citadel is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,858 undergraduate students at The Citadel, with 2,654 being full-time and 204 being part-time.

There are also 882 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,654 full-time undergraduates at The Citadel, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Citadel Military College of South Carolina students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	176
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	2,029
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	191

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Citadel Military College of South Carolina. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 16 countries are represented at The Citadel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Taiwan, Thailand, and China.

Online Learning at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

In 2019-2020, 2,047 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The Citadel has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 22nd most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of The Citadel

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Citadel Military College of South Carolina was $12,620 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $35,876. The following table shows how The Citadel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	#4	#10
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	#4	#10
General Social Sciences	#13	#13
Political Science & Government	#13	#18

Online Growth Rankings of The Citadel

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Citadel Military College of South Carolina was 45.1%. This is the #707 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at The Citadel regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of The Citadel majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	38%
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	38%

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	166	0	118	284
Mechanical Engineering	91	0	4	95
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	60	7	18	85
Criminal Justice & Corrections	67	0	0	67
Health & Physical Education	43	1	14	58
Political Science & Government	49	0	7	56
Business Administration & Management	5	26	16	47
Civil Engineering	34	0	3	37
Electrical Engineering	34	0	2	36
Nursing	36	0	0	36
General Psychology	13	0	23	36
General Biology	27	0	5	32
Engineering-Related Fields	0	10	17	27
Educational Administration	0	11	13	24
Student Counseling	0	5	16	21
History	13	0	4	17
Accounting	14	0	0	14
Finance & Financial Management	14	0	0	14
Computer Information Systems	13	0	0	13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	5	6	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2	0	10	12
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	12	0	0	12
Physics	8	0	0	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	7	0	7
Construction Engineering	6	0	0	6
General English Literature	2	0	3	5
Mathematics	4	0	0	4
General Social Sciences	0	0	4	4
Chemistry	2	0	0	2
Information Technology	0	1	0	1
Manufacturing Engineering	0	1	0	1
Systems Engineering	0	1	0	1
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Materials Engineering	0	0	0	0
Robotics Engineering	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	716	75	283	1,074

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By ProfReader under License

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