Charleston, SC

Charleston Southern University

https://www.csuniv.edu

Repayment outcome

84.9%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$22,000–$49,600

middle 50% · median $36,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$17,197

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$15,750

Sticker price

before any aid

$33,245

Default rate

8.8%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Health Professions$75,204
Education$48,198
Business$46,589
Criminal Justice$37,568
Visual & Performing Arts$32,284
Philosophy$31,848
Communication and Media Studies.$28,598
Biology$27,822
Parks & Fitness$26,086
Psychology$26,063
Social Sciences$26,063
Theology$15,552

Academics

Acceptance

68.9%

Avg SAT

973

Enrollment

2,904

What students study

14 fields offered

Business

20% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Biology11.1%
03Social Sciences10.3%
04Parks & Fitness9.6%
05Education8.6%
06Health Professions8.1%
07Criminal Justice7.7%
08Visual & Performing Arts6.0%
09Psychology5.8%
10Philosophy4.1%
11Computer Science2.1%
12English & Literature1.9%
13History1.7%
14Theology1.5%