Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University admitted 75% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1050–1220 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,287 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 75%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1050–1220
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–26
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,982 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,287 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,069 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,640 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $29,926 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 77%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $54,702 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,312
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,377
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 30%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 27%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Communication and journalism
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Detroit Mercy MI · 75% admitted
- Indiana University-Indianapolis IN · 76% admitted
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · 75% admitted
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary NC · 75% admitted
- University of Arkansas AR · 74% admitted
- Saint Francis University PA · 77% admitted
More colleges in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · 60% admitted
- Clemson University SC · 38% admitted
- College of Charleston SC · 60% admitted
- University of South Carolina-Upstate SC · 67% admitted
- Winthrop University SC · 79% admitted
- Lander University SC · 81% admitted
- Anderson University SC · 55% admitted
- University of South Carolina Aiken SC · 79% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.