unitid 217819 · Charleston, SC · public 4-year · city (midsize)
College of Charleston
- enrollment 2023
- 12,560
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
60%
17th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
10,558
74th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
14th pctl among public 4-years
completion
66%
finish within 150% time
84th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,362
93rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$18,960
after aid, aided students
88th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,416
after entry, Title IV students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,250
81st pctl among public 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 $12,133 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $58,643
- First-generation students
- 20%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,978
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 178 | $62,689 | $23,250 |
| Psychology, General. | 161 | $48,502 | $25,850 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 153 | $56,868 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | 133 | $60,971 | $25,000 |
| Public Health. | 129 | $54,405 | $26,926 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 115 | $44,809 | $26,423 |
| Marketing. | 95 | $63,816 | $22,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | 86 | $55,509 | $26,000 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | 60 | $46,169 | $21,874 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 57 | $38,359 | $21,500 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 56 | $54,011 | $24,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 55 | $88,966 | $22,500 |
— 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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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
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.