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College of Charleston Overview

College of Charleston is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is College of Charleston Known For?

2,357 Undergraduate Awards
$42,226 Avg Cost After Aid
74% Acceptance Rate
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at C of C.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • The average C of C student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

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College of Charleston Rankings

C of C is ranked #7 out of 51 schools in South Carolina.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular Archeology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#91 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#100 Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#119 Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#126 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Historic Preservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation College Factual
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Historic Preservation & Conservation College Factual
#1 Best Historic Preservation & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is College of Charleston?

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Contact details for C of C are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone: 843-953-5500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collegeofcharleston
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CofC

How Do I Get Into C of C?

You can apply to C of C online at: https://www.cofc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for C of C

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into C of C?

74% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
60% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 74%, C of C 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 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% of students accepted to C of C submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for College of Charleston  ( 550 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for College of Charleston  ( 520 to 600 )
200
800
C of C received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

ACT English Scores for College of Charleston  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for College of Charleston  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for College of Charleston  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

Can I Afford College of Charleston?

$42,226 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
5.3% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of C of C is $42,226. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At C of C, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $9,245 a year. That adds up to $36,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at C of C is 5.3%. 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.

College of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,466 Full-Time Undergraduates
67% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,300 undergraduate students at C of C, with 8,466 being full-time and 834 being part-time.

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There are also 1,084 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,466 full-time undergraduates at C of C, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Charleston students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 173
Black or African American 568
Hispanic or Latino 594
White 6,585
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 469

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 47 countries are represented at C of C. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Germany, and China.

Online Learning at College of Charleston

1,347 Took All Classes Online
9,318 Took At Least One Class Online
55.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 9,318 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 36th 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 C of C

The following table shows how C of C 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
Public Relations & Advertising #32 #41

Online Growth Rankings of C of C

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Charleston was 55.0%. This is the #627 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at C of C 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%.

College of Charleston Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 213 0 40 253
Communication & Media Studies 0 163 0 0 163
General Biology 0 162 0 0 162
Public Health 0 143 0 0 143
General Psychology 0 126 0 0 126
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 106 0 16 122
Political Science & Government 0 120 0 0 120
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 97 0 0 97
Accounting 0 66 0 21 87
Arts & Media Management 0 82 4 0 86
Finance & Financial Management 0 83 0 0 83
Marketing 0 83 0 0 83
General English Literature 0 66 0 3 69
History 0 56 0 4 60
Hospitality Management 0 56 0 0 56
Computer Information Systems 0 55 0 0 55
Fine & Studio Arts 0 55 0 0 55
Sociology 0 50 0 0 50
International Studies 0 49 0 0 49
Historic Preservation 0 41 0 6 47
International Business 0 45 0 0 45
Romance Languages 0 43 0 0 43
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 29 0 13 42
Chemistry 0 41 0 0 41
Mathematics 0 20 0 14 34
Drama & Theater Arts 0 34 0 0 34
Anthropology 0 26 0 0 26
Information Science 0 21 0 0 21
Economics 0 20 0 0 20
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 19 0 0 19
Real Estate 0 18 0 0 18
Computer Software & Applications 0 18 0 0 18
Special Education 0 17 0 1 18
Physics 0 18 0 0 18
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 16 0 0 16
Public Administration 0 0 0 16 16
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 14 14
Ethnic Studies 0 12 0 0 12
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 11 0 0 11
Germanic Languages 0 10 0 0 10
Archeology 0 10 0 0 10
Computer Science 0 0 0 9 9
Writing Studies 0 0 0 9 9
Classical Languages & Literature 0 9 0 0 9
Philosophy 0 9 0 0 9
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 7 7
Religious Studies 0 7 0 0 7
Dance 0 7 0 0 7
Music 0 7 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 3 0 3 6
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 5 0 0 5
Urban Studies 0 4 1 0 5
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4 0 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 4 4
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0 3 3
Teaching English or French 0 0 2 0 2
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 2 2
Sustainability Science 2 0 0 0 2
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2 2,355 7 185 2,549

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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