Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina · Also known as The Citadel · Website
$72,085
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$72,085
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public 4-year college in Charleston, South Carolina with 2,705 undergraduates and 1,056 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,723 a year (tuition and fees $12,570 in-state, $38,508 out-of-state). It admits 23% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $72,085 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,096 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,723
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$12,570
Out-of-state $38,508
Admission rate
23%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,096
About $224 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$72,085
Rank 335 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,723
- Tuition in-state
- $12,570
- Tuition out-of-state
- $38,508
- Cost of attendance
- $33,880
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,430
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,456
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,140
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,620
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,047
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,364 in 2015-16 to $12,570 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 23%
- Average SAT
- 1,208
- Undergraduates
- 2,705
- Graduate students
- 1,056
- Part-time students
- 5.8%
- Women
- 14%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 69
- Endowment
- $419.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 335 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,723 | $16,583 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,570 | $12,978 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 23% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 46% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,096 | $15,392 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,168 | $33,444 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $72,085 | $38,826 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
69 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 120 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $26,000 | $42,362 | Withheld | $75,803 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $19,500 | $52,602 | $83,912 | $92,135 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $24,189 | $45,235 | $65,574 | $55,378 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $23,000 | $43,727 | $66,934 | $54,562 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $23,481 | $61,163 | $81,055 | $86,517 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 36 | $27,980 | $67,451 | $73,085 | $71,685 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $20,250 | $44,992 | $68,504 | $63,293 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsMaster's | Master's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $125,651 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,041 |
| Psychology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | $41,229 | Withheld | $64,711 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $21,500 | $50,004 | $73,116 | $68,257 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $49,592 | Withheld | $57,347 | $60,111 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $22,873 | $72,726 | $88,869 | $100,647 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,835 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $19,750 | $71,213 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $94,506 |
| Construction EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $25,524 | $42,712 | $64,869 | $50,680 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $36,066 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,000 | $60,791 | Withheld | $88,910 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Citadel Military College of South Carolina cost?
$20,723 a year is the average net price at Citadel Military College of South Carolina after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,570 for in-state students and $38,508 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $33,880. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,430 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Citadel Military College of South Carolina?
23% of applicants are admitted to Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,208. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates earn?
$72,085 a year is the median pay of former Citadel Military College of South Carolina students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,168 after 6 years). That ranks 335 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $75,902.
How much student debt do Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates have?
$21,096 is the median federal student loan debt of Citadel Military College of South Carolina graduates, about $224 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Citadel Military College of South Carolina?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Citadel Military College of South Carolina finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Citadel Military College of South Carolina?
Business/Commerce, General (129 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (120 master's graduates), Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (103 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 69 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.