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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$32,589 Avg Cost After Aid
79% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% student loan default rate at Coastal Carolina University 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 doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Coastal Carolina University.
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  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina University makes roughly $46,189 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Coastal Carolina University?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

79% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
29% 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% 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 520 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 520 to 600 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 510 to 590 )
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800
Coastal Carolina University received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 19 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 18 to 25 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 20 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Coastal Carolina University?

$32,589 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
3.1% Loan Default Rate
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 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,683 a year. That adds up to $42,732 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Coastal Carolina University 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.

Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,926 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,790 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University, with 8,926 being full-time and 864 being part-time.

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There are also 683 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,926 full-time undergraduates at Coastal Carolina University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 85
Black or African American 1,454
Hispanic or Latino 553
White 6,017
International Students 94
Other Races/Ethnicities 723

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.

Online Learning at Coastal Carolina University

614 Took All Classes Online
6,775 Took At Least One Class Online
5.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Coastal Carolina University. In 2020-2021, 6,775 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 8th 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 Coastal Carolina University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Coastal Carolina University was 5.1%. This is the #1,546 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Coastal Carolina University 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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