unitid 217688 · Charleston, SC · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Charleston Southern University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,155
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
96%
92nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,893
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
32nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$44,558
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,666
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,898
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,471
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $20,145 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k29%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+18%
- Median family income
- $40,996
- First-generation students
- 31%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $32,520
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 80 | $70,509 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 74 | $80,396 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45 | $68,825 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 41 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 41 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 32 | $45,859 | $28,979 |
| Psychology, General. | 29 | $44,410 | $27,000 |
| Public Health. | 27 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 25 | $45,090 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 23 | $44,413 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 22 | $39,131 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 20 | $46,903 | $27,323 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.