Coastal Carolina University Business Programs

Coastal Carolina University is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Coastal Carolina University?

Contact details for Coastal Carolina University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	103 Tom Trout Drive, Conway, SC 29526
Phone:	843-347-3161
Website:	www.coastal.edu

How Do I Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

You can apply to Coastal Carolina University online at: https://www.coastal.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Coastal Carolina University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

Coastal Carolina University has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Coastal Carolina University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 600. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

Coastal Carolina University received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Coastal Carolina University?

The overall average net price of Coastal Carolina University is $32,589. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Coastal Carolina University, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $10,683 a year. That adds up to $42,732 over four years for those students.

Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,790 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University, with 8,926 being full-time and 864 being part-time.

There are also 683 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,926 full-time undergraduates at Coastal Carolina University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Coastal Carolina University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	85
Black or African American	1,454
Hispanic or Latino	553
White	6,017
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	723

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Coastal Carolina University. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 54 countries are represented at Coastal Carolina University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Africa, Netherlands, and France.

Online Learning at Coastal Carolina University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Coastal Carolina University. In 2022-2023, 4,821 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Coastal Carolina University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Coastal Carolina University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	6%

Coastal Carolina University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	191	1	77	269
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	154	0	0	154
Finance	55	0	0	55
Accounting	41	0	11	52
Resort Management	25	0	0	25
Business Economics	12	0	0	12
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	12	12
General Economics	1	0	0	1
Auditing	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Applied & Professional Ethics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	479	1	100	580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DKHardee/Kyle Hardee under License

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