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Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·coastal.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
11,348
peer median 9,988
Avg net price
$13,966
-$157 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
21,028
21,028 candidates competed
Admitted
15,828
75.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
2,677
16.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
48%-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

13.5pp gap
Pell recipients
40%339 of 851
Non-Pell (all)
53%781 of 1460
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%274 of 549
No Federal Aid
56%507 of 911

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 81 Title IV programs, 38 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 43 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
38
46.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing38 · 46.9%
  • No Data43 · 53.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
4
Safe
32
No data
43

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

38
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.9%
$33,962 vs $32,989
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.1%
$36,007 vs $32,989
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+14.3%
$37,707 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+16.6%
$38,460 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+19.3%
$50,580 vs $42,400
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+21.7%
$40,150 vs $32,989
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Master's Degree · Education
+31.2%
$55,622 vs $42,400
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+31.8%
$67,954 vs $51,545

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+2.9%
+$973

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

34
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
80%
$27,000 debt · $33,962 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
69%
$26,000 debt · $37,707 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
66%
$33,144 debt · $50,580 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
63%
$24,250 debt · $38,460 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
62%
$25,000 debt · $40,150 earn
Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
58%
$27,000 debt · $46,896 earn
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
57%
$26,000 debt · $45,323 earn
Public Health
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
56%
$26,978 debt · $48,238 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1976Next review Dec 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 17

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,563
$30–48k$10,292
$48–75k$12,938
$75–110k$16,350
$110k+$20,219

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$13,966
-$156vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $14,123
Federal loans
56.7%
In-state tuition
$11,640
Out-of-state
$29,628

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 3,411 students received $19.9M in Pell grants, alongside $76.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,411
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$19.9M
$19,937,755 total
Direct Loans
$76.6M
11,856 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$16.9M
4,176 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$22.5M
5,984 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.5M
220 loan awards
Parent PLUS$33.6M
1,450 loan awards
Grad PLUS$267K
26 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,894 borrowers who entered repayment, 90 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,894
Defaulted
90
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.3%
2017
7.2%
2018
8.1%
2019
3.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Coastal Carolina

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs95
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,974 total completions
01Business
65032.9%
02Parks/Recreation
28714.5%
03Biological Sciences
23011.7%
04Education
1859.4%
05Psychology
1688.5%
06Communication
1336.7%
07Visual/Performing Arts
934.7%
08Social Sciences
784.0%
09Health Professions
763.9%
10Liberal Arts
743.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
11,348
12-mo unduplicated
12,420
Undergraduate
11,607
Graduate
813

Gender split

Men
44%5,452
Women
56%6,968

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.9%
Black
11.5%
Hispanic
7.0%
Two or more
4.2%
Unknown
1.1%
Asian
1.0%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
467
266 M · 201 W
Women athletes
43.0%
Athletic aid
$10.7M
Total student aid
Budget
$47.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6.8M
$4.0M
Recruiting expense
$782K
$231K
Head-coach salaries
$410K
$119K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
45 M · 117 W
$1.9M
Football
123 M · —
$17.1M
Soccer
29 M · 28 W
$2.3M
Baseball
42 M · —
$5.2M
Lacrosse
— · 34 W
$1.0M
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$5.7M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.20
13 offenses · 10,829 students

3-year trend

0.952 yrs ago1.351 yr ago1.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
13
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
25

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
9
Rape
3
Burglary
1

By location

13total
  • On campus8
  • Non-campus3
  • Public property2

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs2472
Liquor20387

Residence-hall fires

  • Oak Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Piedmont G1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Low Country I1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Ronald G. Eaglin Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
509

Coastal Carolina vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Coastal Carolina selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCoastal Carolina University
48%—11,348$13,966Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Winthrop University
57%79.3%4,894$15,343Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
75%22.7%3,793$20,723Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Austin Peay State University
39%96.4%10,439$9,735Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Murray State University
64%85.7%10,020$9,096Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Jacksonville State University
55%77.7%9,955$14,279Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median56%79.3%9,988$14,123

Institutions like Coastal Carolina

Explore the federal data for institutions in Coastal Carolina's comparison group.

IPEDS

Coastal Carolina Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analysis
Phone
843-347-3161
Address
P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528-6054

The page confirms successful survey submission to the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analysis at Coastal Carolina University. It provides contact information including a physical address and phone number for further questions.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Holly Legg
    Director, Institutional Research, Assessment and Analysis
  • Stephanie Jagannathan
    Associate Director, Data Analytics & Institutional Research
  • Tabitha Singletary
    Coordinator of Institutional Research
  • Kim Singleton
    Institutional Research Analyst
  • Savannah Watson
    Institutional Research Analyst

Common Data Set

Coastal Carolina's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Coastal Carolina University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Coastal Carolina.

What is the graduation rate at Coastal Carolina University?

Coastal Carolina University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Coastal Carolina University?

Coastal Carolina University reports a total enrollment of 11,348 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Coastal Carolina University?

The average net price at Coastal Carolina University is $13,966 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Coastal Carolina University?

Coastal Carolina University's yield rate is 16.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Coastal Carolina University located?

Coastal Carolina University is located in Conway, South Carolina 29526.

Who runs Institutional Research at Coastal Carolina University?

Coastal Carolina University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Analysis.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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