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Coastal Carolina University Overview

Located in Conway, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Coastal Carolina University Known For?

1,884 Undergraduate Awards

$32,589 Avg Cost After Aid

79% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Coastal Carolina University.
In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor's degree make about $47,258 a year. That's 16% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Coastal Carolina University?

Contact details for Coastal Carolina University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC 29526
Phone:	843-347-3161
Website:	www.coastal.edu

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How Do I Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

You can apply to Coastal Carolina University online at: https://www.coastal.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Coastal Carolina University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

79% Acceptance Rate

58% Of Accepted Are Women

34% Submit SAT Scores

With an acceptance rate of 79%, Coastal Carolina University may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Coastal Carolina University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Coastal Carolina University ( 510 to 600 )

200

800

SAT Math Scores for Coastal Carolina University ( 510 to 590 )

200

800

Coastal Carolina University received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Coastal Carolina University ( 19 to 25 )

ACT Composite Scores for Coastal Carolina University ( 20 to 25 )

Can I Afford Coastal Carolina University?

$32,589 Net Price

64% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Coastal Carolina University is $32,589. 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 Coastal Carolina University, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,880 a year. That adds up to $43,520 over four years for those students.

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Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,529 Full-Time Undergraduates

56% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 9,500 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University, with 8,529 being full-time and 971 being part-time.

There are also 618 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,529 full-time undergraduates at Coastal Carolina University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Coastal Carolina University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	72
Black or African American	1,527
Hispanic or Latino	482
White	5,683
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	657

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Coastal Carolina University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 54 countries are represented at Coastal Carolina University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Africa, Netherlands, and France.

Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	176	0	61	0	237
Health & Physical Education	215	0	15	0	230
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	141	0	25	0	166
General Psychology	130	0	0	0	130
Marketing	129	0	0	0	129
Teacher Education Grade Specific	80	0	21	0	101
Communication & Media Studies	89	0	0	0	89
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	82	0	0	0	82
Liberal Arts General Studies	72	0	5	0	77
Public Health	70	0	0	0	70
Finance & Financial Management	66	0	0	0	66
General Biology	65	0	0	0	65
Sociology	60	0	0	0	60
Instructional Media Design	0	5	52	0	57
Drama & Theater Arts	47	0	0	0	47
Accounting	33	0	10	0	43
Design & Applied Arts	41	0	0	0	41
Computer Information Systems	40	0	0	0	40
Hospitality Management	34	0	0	0	34
Political Science & Government	31	0	0	0	31
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15	0	15	0	30
Engineering Science	29	0	0	0	29
General English Literature	27	0	0	0	27
Special Education	13	0	13	0	26
Educational Administration	0	0	24	0	24
History	24	0	0	0	24
Fine & Studio Arts	24	0	0	0	24
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	23	0	0	0	23
Other Education	0	0	0	21	21
Computer Science	17	0	0	0	17
Sustainability Science	16	0	0	0	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15	0	0	0	15
Music	11	0	3	0	14
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	12	0	0	0	12
Nursing	9	0	0	0	9
Anthropology	9	0	0	0	9
Business/Managerial Economics	8	0	0	0	8
Information Science	8	0	0	0	8
Information Technology	0	0	5	0	5
Writing Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Physics	5	0	0	0	5
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	4	0	4
Ethnic Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Statistics	4	0	0	0	4
Applied Mathematics	3	0	0	0	3
Philosophy	2	0	0	0	2
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	2	2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	2	0	0	0	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	0	0	1
Economics	1	0	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	0	0
Archeology	0	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,884	6	258	23	2,171

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.

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