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Coastal Carolina University is a public regional university located in Conway, South Carolina. Coastal Carolina University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Coastal Carolina University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $44,305 10 years after enrolling, 9th in South Carolina, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Coastal Carolina University bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Coastal Carolina University is ranked 6th in South Carolina.
Coastal Carolina University’s median net annual cost of $14,129 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Coastal Carolina University sorted by number of graduates - Health & Fitness, Business Administration, Comms & Media Studies, Marketing, Education, Ecology & Evolution - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$14,129
Average years to graduate
4.5
Public Health
Rank: #37
Economic score: 3.87
Accounting
Rank: #428
Economic score: 3.95
Finance
Rank: #300
Economic score: 4.28
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.
Rank: #3
Economic score: 5.19
Biology
Rank: #332
Economic score: 6.87
Sociology
Rank: #214
Economic score: 6.91
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #144
Economic score: 6.99
Psychology
Rank: #397
Economic score: 8.14
Computer science
Rank: #275
Economic score: 8.87
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #241
Economic score: 47.71
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 5 graduate programs at Coastal Carolina University - Business Administration, Educational media design, Education, Accounting, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 51% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Coastal Carolina University is 2% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Coastal Carolina University, Pell Grant recipients represent 31% of the measured graduating class, 4% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Coastal Carolina University graduates within 4.6 years.
Coastal Carolina University 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.
Coastal Carolina University’s economic mobility score of 18.33 is calculated by adjusting the 3.09 economic score of lower-income students by the 31% pell grant recipients within the student body. Coastal Carolina University’s EMS of 18.33 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 Coastal Carolina University pays $14,129 a year, $12,047 less than the $26,176 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 $14,129
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Coastal Carolina University, 91% 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 $14,129 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 63% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,683. This is 9% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,848
Pell grants
$5,111
State grants
$6,346
Institutional grants
$7,201
Coastal Carolina University offers 5 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Coastal Carolina University offers 4 programs, 3 of which are 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
9
Hybrid programs
4
Percentage of programs online
14%
Coastal Carolina University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 15,481 applicants, of which 12,251 were admitted and 2,519 enrolled. Coastal Carolina University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
53%
59%
First time
67%
59%
In-state
42%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
66%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%