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Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public regional university located in Charleston, South Carolina. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Citadel Military College of South Carolina is in the top 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $67,770 10 years after enrolling, 1st in South Carolina, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Citadel Military College of South Carolina bachelor students earn 13% more than the national average. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is ranked 1st in South Carolina.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina’s median net annual cost of $18,559 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina sorted by number of graduates - Mechanical Engineering, Criminal Justice, Poli Sci/Government, Health & Fitness, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,559
Average years to graduate
4.3
History
Rank: #13
Economic score: 1.49
Psychology
Rank: #8
Economic score: 1.7
Business Administration
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 2.1
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #182
Economic score: 2.53
Biology
Rank: #56
Economic score: 3.07
Education (subject specific)
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.4
Physics
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.74
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina - Psychology, Student Counseling, Business Administration, Health & Fitness, Educ. Administration, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 77% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Citadel Military College of South Carolina is 24% higher than the state average, and 19% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Citadel Military College of South Carolina, Pell Grant recipients represent 20% of the measured graduating class, 15% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates within 4.4 years.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Citadel Military College of South Carolina’s economic mobility score of 19.39 is calculated by adjusting the 0.43 economic score of lower-income students by the 20% pell grant recipients within the student body. Citadel Military College of South Carolina’s EMS of 19.39 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Citadel Military College of South Carolina pays $18,559 a year, $11,841 less than the $30,400 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,559
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Citadel Military College of South Carolina, 79% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,559 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 52% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $13,570. This is 2% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,200
Pell grants
$4,760
State grants
$4,921
Institutional grants
$12,763
Citadel Military College of South Carolina offers 4 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Citadel Military College of South Carolina offers 14 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
18
Hybrid programs
17
Percentage of programs online
32%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 86% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,470 applicants, of which 2,134 were admitted and 566 enrolled. Citadel Military College of South Carolina has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
12%
59%
First time
78%
59%
In-state
56%
68%
1st generation
19%
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
7%
12%