College of Charleston Business Programs

Located in Charleston, South Carolina, College of Charleston is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

College of Charleston 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 C of C.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#212	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is College of Charleston?

Contact details for C of C are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424-0001
Phone:	843-953-5500
Website:	www.cofc.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/collegeofcharleston
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CofC

How Do I Get Into C of C?

You can apply to C of C online at: https://www.cofc.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for C of C

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into C of C?

The acceptance rate at College of Charleston is 74%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 60% of students accepted to C of C submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 600.

C of C received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford College of Charleston?

The overall average net price of C of C is $42,226. 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 C of C, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $9,245 a year. That adds up to $36,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at C of C is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of Charleston Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,300 undergraduate students at C of C, with 8,466 being full-time and 834 being part-time.

There are also 1,084 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,466 full-time undergraduates at C of C, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Charleston students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	173
Black or African American	568
Hispanic or Latino	594
White	6,585
International Students	77
Other Races/Ethnicities	469

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 47 countries are represented at C of C. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, Germany, and China.

Online Learning at College of Charleston

In 2019-2020, 9,318 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at C of C has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th 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 C of C

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at College of Charleston was $12,978 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $33,308. The following table shows how C of C 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
General Organizational Communication	#10	#18
Public Relations & Advertising	#32	#41

Online Growth Rankings of C of C

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Charleston was 55.0%. This is the #530 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at C of C regardless of major.

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%.

College of Charleston Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	158	45	203
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	98	0	98
Accounting	0	57	19	76
Finance	0	72	0	72
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	56	0	56
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	52	0	52
Supply Chain Management	0	28	0	28
Real Estate	0	22	0	22
General Economics	0	18	0	18
General Organizational Communication	0	0	3	3
Project Management	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	1	561	67	629

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 Lkeadle under License

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