Coastal Carolina University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,845 (80%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (65%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,352
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 32%
From Region 5%
Athletes 467 (4.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 73%
Black 12%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Performance 356 45% 70% 1% 17% 5% 2% $55,756 3 -0.78 40 97% 4.7%
Exercise Science 150 — 41% 67% 0% 20% 4% 1% $53,846 19 -0.93 35 97% — — — —
Health Sciences 8 — 12% 50% 12% 12% 12% 0% $62,598 33 -0.40 58 — — — — —
Nursing 8 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $103,501 89 +1.12 96 96% 2.5% — — —
Public Health 54 — 15% 50% 2% 35% 6% 2% $56,151 18 -0.83 41 96% — — — —
Healthcare Administration 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $74,684 79 +0.43 78 100% 7.7% — — —
Sport Management 118 — 71% 81% 0% 5% 3% 3% $53,846 22 -0.78 35 97% — — — —
Physical Education 12 — 42% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $50,785 18 -0.86 27 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Fine Arts 352 34% 71% 1% 16% 6% 0% $49,558 1 -0.70 23 95%
English 17 — 18% 65% 0% 12% 12% 0% $43,089 8 -1.14 11 87% — — — —
History 29 — 55% 72% 0% 10% 14% 0% $52,482 34 -0.43 31 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 33% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $51,285 22 -0.58 28 — — — — —
Languages and Literatures 9 +5 22% 44% 0% 33% 22% 0% $47,263 25 -0.63 18 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 56 — 34% 55% 0% 25% 5% 2% $50,051 18 -0.70 25 91% — — — —
Philosophy 4 +4 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,683 13 -0.96 21 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,229 45 -0.07 25 — — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,262 16 -0.86 23 — — — — —
Communication Studies 122 +1 34% 81% 0% 12% 4% 0% $52,880 18 -0.84 32 98% — — — —
Humanities 10 — 30% 70% 0% 20% 10% 0% $50,051 22 -0.62 25 91% — — — —
Journalism 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,134 10 -1.14 30 — — — — —
Art History 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,627 10 -0.95 6 96% — — — —
Graphic Design 31 — 26% 65% 3% 19% 6% 0% $52,741 27 -0.57 32 94% — — — —
Music 9 — 56% 67% 0% 22% 11% 0% $43,218 36 -0.38 11 94% — — — —
Studio Art 13 — 15% 69% 8% 15% 0% 0% $39,627 14 -0.77 6 96% — — — —
Theatre 31 — 32% 71% 0% 16% 3% 0% $40,717 35 -0.31 8 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural and Applied Sciences 348 42% 76% 2% 10% 7% 1% $58,539 6 -1.03 47 96% 8.9%
Engineering Science 32 — 72% 69% 0% 9% 16% 0% $71,644 0 -2.05 74 — — — — —
Computer Science 16 — 88% 69% 19% 6% 6% 0% $94,523 15 -0.89 93 — 8.9% — — —
Information Sciences 10 — 60% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $91,800 39 -0.31 91 97% — — — —
Information Technology 24 — 88% 50% 0% 42% 8% 0% $80,133 16 -0.88 83 94% 8.9% — — —
Applied Mathematics 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $56,941 0 -1.64 43 90% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,681 12 -0.86 58 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,742 6 -1.43 60 — — — — —
Statistics 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $62,805 1 -1.45 58 — — — — —
Biochemistry 18 — 44% 78% 0% 6% 6% 0% $42,280 1 -2.60 9 100% — — — —
Biology 63 +1 21% 70% 2% 17% 6% 0% $55,160 7 -1.31 39 96% — — — —
Marine Biology 136 — 33% 82% 2% 6% 6% 1% $49,480 24 -0.57 23 96% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 34 — 29% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,944 16 -0.75 35 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration 539 56% 76% 1% 10% 7% 3% $69,668 43 -0.59 71 96% 8.9%
Accounting 45 +1 53% 82% 2% 11% 4% 0% $70,250 13 -1.09 72 97% — — — —
Business Administration 192 +3 57% 70% 1% 14% 6% 3% $68,668 35 -0.47 70 94% — — — —
Economics 8 — 75% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $56,546 1 -1.56 42 100% — — — —
Finance 85 — 85% 80% 0% 7% 7% 4% $73,430 9 -0.89 77 99% — — — —
Marketing 177 +7 46% 76% 1% 7% 8% 3% $71,170 31 -0.50 73 98% 9.0% — — —
Resort Management 32 — 31% 91% 0% 6% 3% 0% $59,838 54 -0.07 51 98% 8.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences 406 23% 76% 0% 11% 7% 1% $54,181 2 -0.59 36 95%
Economics — +1 — — — — — — $63,982 3 -1.28 61 — — — — —
Anthropology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,135 63 +0.11 46 — — — — —
Geography and Anthropology 7 — 43% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $55,233 18 -0.79 39 — — — — —
Political Science 23 — 35% 65% 0% 4% 9% 13% $59,969 16 -0.90 51 92% — — — —
Psychology 167 +1 12% 77% 1% 12% 6% 1% $50,029 22 -0.76 25 95% — — — —
Sociology 42 +4 19% 64% 0% 24% 10% 0% $50,922 28 -0.54 27 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 28 — 4% 75% 0% 14% 7% 0% $51,309 46 -0.15 28 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 21 — 0% 81% 0% 5% 5% 0% $51,309 46 -0.15 28 95% — — — —
Middle School Education 11 — 45% 64% 9% 18% 0% 0% $51,309 30 -0.44 28 95% — — — —
Special Education 16 — 6% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,446 64 +0.38 47 95% — — — —
Music Education 7 — 57% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $50,785 66 +0.43 27 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 +4 29% 58% 0% 17% 12% 4% $57,334 36 -0.35 44 — — — — —
Intelligence and National Security Studies 59 — 63% 88% 0% 2% 7% 0% $66,692 20 -0.90 66 97% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,229
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,520
Est. In-State Cost $15,819
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,774
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 32%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 33.1% 663 58% 77% 1% 9% 6% 3% $66,898 18 -0.61 66 97% 8.9%
Social Sciences 20.5% 410 23% 78% 0% 12% 6% 1% $51,981 18 -0.77 30 96% —
Health Sciences 11.0% 220 33% 62% 1% 24% 5% 1% $56,536 2 -0.81 42 97% 2.5%
Agriculture & Food Science 6.8% 136 33% 82% 2% 6% 6% 1% $49,480 10 -0.57 23 96% —
Humanities 6.3% 127 38% 63% 0% 19% 9% 1% $49,485 18 -0.68 23 91% —
Arts 4.8% 96 30% 68% 2% 18% 5% 0% $45,364 21 -0.44 14 95% —
Education 4.4% 88 14% 82% 1% 9% 3% 0% $52,535 42 -0.18 31 96% —
Professional 4.1% 83 53% 80% 0% 6% 8% 1% $63,986 41 -0.75 61 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.0% 81 26% 72% 1% 15% 6% 0% $52,298 3 -1.60 31 97% —
Computer Science 2.5% 50 82% 62% 6% 24% 6% 0% $87,071 13 -0.77 89 95% 8.9%
Engineering 1.6% 32 72% 69% 0% 9% 16% 0% $71,644 0 -2.05 74 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 15 40% 80% 0% 7% 13% 0% $61,741 7 -1.41 56 90% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $3.1M #257 51% $0 4 #196 9 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #368 2% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.4M #330 59% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #316 98% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #296 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #217 24% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #362 82% $0 17 #244 — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #355 60% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #544 0% $0 — — — —
Total $5.1M #383 46% $0 21 #375 9 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 123 $17.1M $17.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 45 $780K $780K $0
Baseball 42 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Soccer 29 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 16 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Golf 9 $749K $749K $0
Tennis 9 $378K $378K $0
Total 266 $28.7M $28.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 117 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 28 $999K $999K $0
Softball 24 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $489K $489K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 14 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Golf 8 $708K $708K $0
Tennis 8 $507K $507K $0
Total 201 $10.0M $10.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 162 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Football 123 $17.1M $17.1M $0
Soccer 57 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Baseball 42 $5.2M $5.2M $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 30 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Softball 24 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $489K $489K $0
Golf 17 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 17 $885K $885K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Total 467 $47.0M $47.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Feb 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1050 – 1220
SAT Math Range 520 – 600
SAT RW Range 530 – 620