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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.

493 Undergraduate Degrees
86 Graduate Degrees
$32,589 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
70% Acceptance Rate

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Coastal Carolina University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Coastal Carolina University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#9 Most Popular Online Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#203 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Coastal Carolina University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best Resort Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Coastal Carolina University?

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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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CoastalCarolinaUniversity
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/CCUChanticleers

How Do I Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

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

Admission Requirements for Coastal Carolina University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Coastal Carolina University?

70% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
51% Submit SAT Scores
Coastal Carolina University has an acceptance rate of 70%, 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 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 51% 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 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 510 to 600 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 510 to 580 )
200
800
Coastal Carolina University received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 18 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Coastal Carolina University  ( 19 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Coastal Carolina University?

$32,589 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
8.1% Loan Default Rate
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 67% of students took out student loans averaging $10,468 a year. That adds up to $41,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Coastal Carolina University is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Coastal Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,529 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,500 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University, with 8,529 being full-time and 971 being part-time.

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There are also 618 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,529 full-time undergraduates at Coastal Carolina University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 72
Black or African American 1,527
Hispanic or Latino 482
White 5,683
International Students 108
Other Races/Ethnicities 657

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

585 Took All Classes Online
5,260 Took At Least One Class Online
5.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,260 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Coastal Carolina University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Coastal Carolina University was $11,640 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $27,394. The following table shows how Coastal Carolina University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Resort Management #1 #1
Hospitality Management #28 #48

Online Growth Rankings of Coastal Carolina University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Coastal Carolina University was 5.1%. This is the #1,376 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Coastal Carolina University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Coastal Carolina University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Coastal Carolina University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Business/Commerce #320
General Business/Commerce #320

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Coastal Carolina University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 194 60 254
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 149 0 149
Accounting 50 21 71
Finance 52 0 52
Resort Management 34 0 34
Business Economics 13 0 13
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 0 5 5
General Economics 1 0 1
Auditing 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
Applied & Professional Ethics 0 0 0
TOTAL 493 86 579

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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