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College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina

https://www.cofc.edu

#386 National Colleges

78.33% Admission Rate
Least Selective

9,287 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, medium, primarily residential
The College of Charleston (also known as CofC or Charleston) is a public liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest college in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the college include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Thomas Heyward Jr., Arthur Middleton, and Edward Rutledge), and three future signers of the United States Constitution (Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and John Rutledge).

"College of Charleston." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Charleston.
Location

City
Charleston, South Carolina

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 23.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 13.1%
Social Sciences 9.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 7.8%
Psychology 6.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 6.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 6.5%
Education 6.2%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 4.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3.8%
Physical Sciences 3.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.6%
History 2.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.0%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.6%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.5%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.5%

Cost

In State Tuition
$12,939.00

Out of State Tuition
$33,269.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
41.93%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$19,000.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1191 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 575 530
Verbal 640 595 550

ACT Scores

25 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 19
English 30 26 22