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Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University is a public campus in Conway proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$9,222

family income
under $30k

$9,749

$30–48k

$13,209

$48–75k

$17,527

$75–110k

$18,612

over $110k

Average net price

$13,9662023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Coastal Carolina University has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $16,337 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $13,966.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,638
2009	$13,410
2010	$12,853
2011	$14,003
2012	$14,511
2013	$14,361
2014	$14,955
2015	$15,111
2016	$16,337
2017	$16,188
2018	$14,749
2019	$14,129
2020	$14,382
2021	$12,952
2022	$13,742
2023	$13,966

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,6922024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Coastal Carolina University rose from $21,008 (2009) to $26,692 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$21,008
2010	$20,555
2011	$20,489
2012	$21,212
2013	$21,601
2014	$21,781
2015	$22,176
2016	$23,038
2017	$23,999
2018	$24,599
2019	$24,325
2020	$24,313
2021	$24,910
2022	$25,333
2023	$26,050
2024	$26,692

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,500	$9,810
2001	$3,770	$10,680
2002	$4,430	$11,840
2003	$5,270	$12,950
2004	$6,180	$14,280
2005	$6,860	$15,100
2006	$7,500	$16,190
2007	$7,600	$16,590
2008	$8,650	$18,090
2013	$9,760	$22,770
2014	$10,320	$23,660
2015	$10,530	$24,320
2016	$10,876	$25,120
2017	$11,200	$25,872
2018	$11,716	$26,828
2019	$11,640	$27,394
2020	$11,640	$27,394
2021	$11,640	$27,394
2022	$11,640	$28,490
2023	$11,640	$29,628

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Coastal Carolina University reports published tuition by residency: $11,640 in-state versus $29,628 out-of-state — a $17,988 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Coastal Carolina University reports 10,377 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

48.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Coastal Carolina University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Coastal Carolina University rose from 34.4% (entered 1991) to 48.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	34.4%
1992 cohort	30.1%
1993 cohort	30%
1994 cohort	31.7%
1995 cohort	37.5%
1996 cohort	35.4%
1997 cohort	36.6%
1998 cohort	39.8%
1999 cohort	42.9%
2000 cohort	42.2%
2001 cohort	43.9%
2002 cohort	46.5%
2003 cohort	46.5%
2004 cohort	43%
2005 cohort	46.3%
2006 cohort	47.3%
2007 cohort	45.8%
2008 cohort	45.2%
2009 cohort	42.7%
2010 cohort	41.7%
2011 cohort	42.3%
2012 cohort	43.7%
2013 cohort	46.9%
2014 cohort	46%
2015 cohort	51.1%
2016 cohort	48%
2017 cohort	50.8%
2018 cohort	48.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,497	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,625	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,825	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,125	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,866	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,004	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,000	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,750	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,750	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,003	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,342	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,688	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,534	$8,419
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,750	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$38,070

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$44,747

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$47,258

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Coastal Carolina University admitted 15,828 of 21,028 applicants in Fall 2024. The 75.3% rate describes that application pool.

75.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $11,640 in-state tuition · 2023–24 10,377 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1050–12201600

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Admissions

Coastal Carolina University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Coastal Carolina University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–620 and Math was 520–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1050–1220 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	580	620
SAT Math	520	560	600
ACT Composite	21	23	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Coastal Carolina University received 21,028 applications and admitted 15,828 (75.3%), with 2,677 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

75.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.6%
Fall 2002	74.2%
Fall 2003	71.7%
Fall 2004	70.9%
Fall 2005	72.6%
Fall 2006	74%
Fall 2007	68.2%
Fall 2008	68.4%
Fall 2009	69.4%
Fall 2010	74%
Fall 2011	74.4%
Fall 2012	74.6%
Fall 2013	74%
Fall 2014	63.6%
Fall 2015	59.7%
Fall 2016	61.2%
Fall 2017	61.2%
Fall 2018	69.5%
Fall 2019	68.9%
Fall 2020	70.5%
Fall 2021	79.1%
Fall 2022	78.6%
Fall 2023	80.2%
Fall 2024	75.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1050–1220Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	930	1100
Fall 2002	940	1120
Fall 2003	950	1130
Fall 2004	940	1130
Fall 2005	950	1130
Fall 2006	950	1120
Fall 2007	960	1130
Fall 2008	950	1120
Fall 2009	940	1100
Fall 2010	930	1120
Fall 2011	910	1090
Fall 2012	910	1100
Fall 2013	910	1080
Fall 2014	910	1090
Fall 2015	910	1080
Fall 2016	930	1090
Fall 2017	1020	1170
Fall 2018	1030	1170
Fall 2019	1010	1170
Fall 2020	1020	1180
Fall 2021	1030	1190
Fall 2022	1020	1190
Fall 2023	1050	1210
Fall 2024	1050	1220

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	23
Fall 2003	20	24
Fall 2004	20	23
Fall 2005	20	22
Fall 2006	20	23
Fall 2007	20	22
Fall 2008	20	22
Fall 2009	20	23
Fall 2010	19	22
Fall 2011	18	21
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2021	20	25
Fall 2022	20	25
Fall 2023	20	26
Fall 2024	21	26

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

10,377Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Coastal Carolina University rose from 4,834 (Fall 2002) to 10,377 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,834
Fall 2003	5,394
Fall 2004	5,743
Fall 2005	6,115
Fall 2006	6,434
Fall 2007	6,851
Fall 2008	7,322
Fall 2009	7,544
Fall 2010	7,974
Fall 2011	8,297
Fall 2012	8,466
Fall 2013	8,570
Fall 2014	9,058
Fall 2015	9,289
Fall 2016	9,460
Fall 2017	9,546
Fall 2018	9,474
Fall 2019	9,321
Fall 2020	9,085
Fall 2021	9,384
Fall 2022	9,495
Fall 2023	9,909
Fall 2024	10,377

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Coastal Carolina University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 77% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 77%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	70%
Fall 2004 cohort	64%
Fall 2005 cohort	67%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	63%
Fall 2011 cohort	60%
Fall 2012 cohort	63%
Fall 2013 cohort	67%
Fall 2014 cohort	65%
Fall 2015 cohort	69%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	69%
Fall 2018 cohort	68%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Coastal Carolina University

Faculty pay at Coastal Carolina University averages $109,236 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Coastal Carolina University as a primarily residential campus of 10,377 undergraduates — and 77.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Coastal Carolina University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1050–1220 — their midpoint is near the SC four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Coastal Carolina University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Coastal Carolina University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Coastal Carolina University75.3%

South Carolina median72.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Coastal Carolina University$11,640

South Carolina median$17,440

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Coastal Carolina University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Coastal Carolina University$47,258

South Carolina median$44,354

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Coastal Carolina University, South Carolina and national reference values
Metric & basis	Coastal Carolina University	South Carolina median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	75.3%	72.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,640	$17,440	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$47,258	$44,354	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Coastal Carolina University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Coastal Carolina University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 28 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Information Science/Studies	$77,999
Finance and Financial Management Services	$70,181
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,247
Accounting and Related Services	$63,239
Marketing	$62,373
Business/Managerial Economics	$61,910
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,946
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$59,575
Applied Mathematics	$59,208
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	$56,863
Political Science and Government	$53,948
Biology, General	$51,247
Communication and Media Studies	$51,010
Hospitality Administration/Management	$50,864
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,228
History	$49,222
Special Education and Teaching	$49,005
Public Health	$48,238
Sociology	$47,056
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$46,896
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$46,581
Psychology, General	$45,469
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$45,323
Design and Applied Arts	$40,150
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$38,460
English Language and Literature, General	$37,707
Fine and Studio Arts	$36,007
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$33,962

These 28 fields listed for Coastal Carolina University measure earnings after completion. The $47,258 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 17 additional Coastal Carolina University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Coastal Carolina University report?

Coastal Carolina University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1050–1220 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Coastal Carolina University's acceptance rate?

75.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 15,828 admitted from 21,028 applicants.

How much does Coastal Carolina University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,640; out-of-state students pay $29,628. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Coastal Carolina University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $47,258. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in South Carolina

South Carolina State University — 82.6% admitted
University of South Carolina-Union — 62.2% admitted
University of South Carolina-Upstate — 67.3% admitted
University of South Carolina-Sumter — 74.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.