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?

• Students at The Citadel have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at The Citadel.
• In <nil>, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from The Citadel with a bachelor's degree make about $71,951 a year. That's 76% 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.

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:	go.citadel.edu

How Do I Get Into The Citadel?

You can apply to The Citadel online at: https://go.citadel.edu/corps/apply-for-admission/

Admission Requirements for The Citadel

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Citadel?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, The Citadel is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 81% of accepted students are men and 19% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

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 $13,570 a year. That adds up to $54,280 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The Citadel is 1.3%. 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 2,718 undergraduate students at The Citadel, with 2,512 being full-time and 206 being part-time.

There are also 975 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,512 full-time undergraduates at The Citadel, 88% are male and 12% 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	43
Black or African American	164
Hispanic or Latino	186
White	1,917
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

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

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at The Citadel. In 2020-2021, 1,193 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 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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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