Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $22,019. 79% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $82,609 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,500.

Average net price
$22,019
per year Verified data
Completion rate
79%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$82,609
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,500
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$12,570
Out-of-state tuition and fees$40,061
Average cost of attendance$34,464
Books and supplies$9,300
Room and board, on campus$10,229
Average net price, all aided students$22,019
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$17,669
Average net price, family income over $110,000$25,076

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
23%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1085 to 1285
ACT composite range, middle 50%
22 to 27
Undergraduate enrollment
2,705
Graduate enrollment
1,056
Students receiving Pell grants
25%
Student to faculty ratio
11 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time79%
Completion within normal time74%
First-year retention (full-time)86%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,500
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$210
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$36,675
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry85%
1 year after completion$52,388
4 years after completion$74,517
6 years after entry$64,571
8 years after entry$75,400
10 years after entry$82,609
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $82,609; the middle half earned $54,386 to $103,059. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

62 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (27)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
24$45,772$14,888
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$19,500
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
82$56,077$21,750
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
36$65,435$15,000
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
16$60,711$12,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Construction Engineering
CIP 14.33 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
45$48,099$19,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
17$76,369$25,000
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
18$72,528Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
12$46,853Suppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · Some credentials fully online
79$45,974$19,447
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
63$62,296$21,500
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
39$45,219$19,860
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
12$67,921Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
30$43,881$18,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
101$85,683Suppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
36$63,817Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · All credentials fully online
33Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
32$45,926Suppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
17$49,298Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · Some credentials fully online
18Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (14)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Systems Engineering
CIP 14.27 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 217864, OPEID 003423. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.