50-50 Profile: College of Charleston

College of Charleston -Public

Charleston, South Carolina
10,863 (9,895 undergraduates)
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2017-18 Accepted: 80%
4 Year Graduation Rate: 58%
5 Year Graduation Rate: 68%
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Total Expenses In-State: $29,669
Total Expenses Out-of-State: $48,057
Average Net Price 16-17: $19,790
Freshman Non-Federal Loans: 5%
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75th PERCENTILE TEST SCORES

SAT EBRW: 630
SAT Math: 600
ACT: 27
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Common Data Set

Percent Freshman not in top quarter of class: 47%
Percent Freshman with GPA <3.50: 25%
Percent of Freshman Need Met: 52%
Percent of Non-Need Freshman Receiving Awards: 58.6%
Average Freshman Non-Need Award: $11,237

Class Schedule: Yes
Shows Class Capacity: Yes
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Athletics

NCAA D1, Colonial Athletic Association

Reasons to consider College of Charleston:

Honors College (priority registration, residence halls)
First-Year Experience
Grice Marine Laboratory
Dixie Plantation: Environmental Campus on the Stono River
Carter Real Estate Center
Higdon Student Leadership Center
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
Caroline Low Country and Atlantic World
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
Center for Public Choice and Market Process
The Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center for Livable Communities
Teaching Fellows