Charleston, SC

College of Charleston

https://www.cofc.edu

Repayment outcome

85.5%

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

Money

$24,900–$56,600

middle 50% · median $39,700

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

$15,915

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$17,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$25,086

Default rate

6.6%

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.

Computer Science$65,238
Interdisciplinary$47,260
Math & Statistics$46,478
Business$40,688
Public Admin$39,729
Communication and Media Studies.$36,460
Visual & Performing Arts$35,060
Education$33,828
Foreign Languages$33,459
Physical Sciences$32,284
Health Professions$31,495
History$28,598
Psychology$27,657
English & Literature$26,997
Biology$26,799
Social Sciences$24,532
Philosophy$19,455

Academics

Acceptance

70.3%

Avg SAT

1,165

Enrollment

10,150

What students study

15 fields offered

Business

19% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Social Sciences11.7%
03Biology10.8%
04Communications10.8%
05Education9.0%
06Psychology8.7%
07Visual & Performing Arts8.7%
08Physical Sciences3.6%
09Interdisciplinary3.5%
10English & Literature3.4%
11Foreign Languages2.8%
12History2.1%
13Computer Science1.8%
14Philosophy1.1%
15Math & Statistics1.0%