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South Carolina · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

College of Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina. 10,366 undergraduate students. 84 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 217819 · OPEID 003428 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at College of Charleston

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+11%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at College of Charleston rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($34.4k → $38.3k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at College of Charleston fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. South Carolina

Each tile compares this institution to the South Carolina median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$56,416+29% · 6→10y
South Carolina median $39,325
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$43,821
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
65.0%+22% · '97→'24
South Carolina median 44.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$17,500+221% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
10,366+26% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
82.3%-0% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
72.0%-8% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$12,978+258% · '00→'24
out-of-state $36,858
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $17,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $56,416 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202410,558
10,5588,41219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202465.8%
71%52%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$23,250
$23,250$7,24219972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+22%

College of Charleston · completion · 150% rose

53.9% → 65.8%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+68%

College of Charleston · completion · 100% rose

33.7% → 56.6%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+26%

College of Charleston · undergrad enrollment rose

8,412 → 10,558

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+258%

College of Charleston · in-state tuition rose

$3,630 → $12,978

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+384%

College of Charleston · out-of-state tuition rose

$7,910 → $38,296

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+221%

College of Charleston · median debt rose

$7,242 → $23,250

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

College of Charleston · cohort default rate fell

4.1% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+32%

College of Charleston · pell share rose

14.3% → 18.8%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+38%

College of Charleston · earnings_median_10yr rose

$40,900 → $56,416

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+35%

College of Charleston · earnings_median_8yr rose

$37,300 → $50,232

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+33%

College of Charleston · earnings_median_6yr rose

$32,900 → $43,821

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$110,45759 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$90,10519 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$88,96672 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$82,55545 gradsInternational Business.CIP 5211 · Bachelor's Degree$78,96952 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$75,55057 gradsMarketing.CIP 5214 · Bachelor's Degree$63,81698 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Bachelor's Degree$62,689186 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Bachelor's Degree$60,971141 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.CIP 4006 · Bachelor's Degree$59,73113 gradsChemistry.CIP 4005 · Bachelor's Degree$58,30321 gradsPublic Administration.CIP 4404 · Master's Degree$57,07522 gradsHistoric Preservation and Conservation.CIP 3012 · Master's Degree$56,9466 gradsCommunication and Media Studies.CIP 0901 · Bachelor's Degree$56,868160 gradsPolitical Science and Government.CIP 4510 · Bachelor's Degree$55,50992 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$54,86618 gradsPublic Health.CIP 5122 · Bachelor's Degree$54,405132 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.CIP 2609 · Bachelor's Degree$54,01165 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.CIP 5209 · Bachelor's Degree$53,87156 gradsRomance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.CIP 1609 · Bachelor's Degree$53,36938 gradsHistoric Preservation and Conservation.CIP 3012 · Bachelor's Degree$51,88429 gradsInternational/Global Studies.CIP 3020 · Bachelor's Degree$49,04146 gradsPsychology, General.CIP 4201 · Bachelor's Degree$48,502152 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.CIP 1312 · Master's Degree$47,70628 grads
Showing top 24 of 35 ranked programs.84 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

35 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$110,45759 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Bachelor's Degree$44,80994 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Master's Degree$47,70628 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Bachelor's Degree$43,95320 grads

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$53,36938 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$46,05949 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$60,971141 gradsPhysiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.Bachelor's Degree$54,01165 gradsEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.Bachelor's Degree$46,28519 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

International/Global Studies.Bachelor's Degree$49,04146 gradsHistoric Preservation and Conservation.Bachelor's Degree$51,88429 gradsHistoric Preservation and Conservation.Master's Degree$56,9466 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

Chemistry.Bachelor's Degree$58,30321 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's Degree$59,73113 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$48,502152 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Public Administration.Master's Degree$57,07522 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Political Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$55,50992 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$47,69056 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$40,56426 gradsEconomics.Bachelor's Degree$54,86618 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management.Bachelor's Degree$46,16964 gradsFine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$38,35950 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Bachelor's Degree$39,88019 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Public Health.Bachelor's Degree$54,405132 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$62,689186 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$63,81698 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$88,96672 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$75,55057 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Bachelor's Degree$53,87156 gradsInternational Business.Bachelor's Degree$78,96952 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$82,55545 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Master's Degree$90,10519 grads

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$45,41727 grads

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's Degree$42,78715 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Communication and Media Studies.Bachelor's Degree$56,868160 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at College of Charleston

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$505,828
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$18,049
HS-only baseline · SC
$33,700
Years to complete
4
CIP family
52

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in South Carolina

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

CONWAY$47.3k

Coastal Carolina University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 51% completion
SPARTANBURG$48.6k

University of South Carolina-Upstate

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 42% completion
ROCK HILL$47.2k

Winthrop University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 61% completion
GREENWOOD$42.4k

Lander University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 49% completion
AIKEN$45.6k

University of South Carolina Aiken

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 40% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“College of Charleston graduates earn $X” — not “College of Charleston makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending College of Charleston caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →