College of Charleston

66 George St
Charleston, SC 29424-0001
(843) 953-5500
www.cofc.edu
fax:(843) 953-5811
president:P. George Benson
11509 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.7 Graduation Rate 0.64
0.62 0.66

STUDENT RATIO

10488

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

10626 | 27090

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

9708

CLASS SIZE

26

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
585

SAT MATH

580

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

26

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.62
0.66
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
540
585
630
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
530
580
630
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
23
26
28
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$22341

Average Monthly Payment

$248

Median Earnings

$39700

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

61%
URL Applywww.applyweb.com/apply/charles/indexa.html
Application Fee50
Percent Admitted (Men)0.69
Percent Admitted (Women)0.71
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment780
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.04
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.82
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.01
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.75
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6771
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates13700
Applicants Men3847
Applicants Women7662
Admissions Total8092
Admissions Men2638
Admissions Women5454
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score29
ACT Math 25th percentile score22
ACT Math 75th percentile score26
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1165
Median ACT English Score26
Median ACT Math Score24
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)43%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)84%
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