$47,258
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Coastal Carolina University is a public 4-year college in Conway, South Carolina with 10,377 undergraduates and 537 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,966 a year (tuition and fees $11,640 in-state, $29,628 out-of-state). It admits 75% of applicants and 48% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $47,258 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,966
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,640
Out-of-state $29,628
Admission rate
75%
US median 78%
Completion rate
48%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,750
About $252 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,258
Rank 1,734 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
- $13,966
- Tuition in-state
- $11,640
- Tuition out-of-state
- $29,628
- Cost of attendance
- $26,692
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,563
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,292
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,938
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,350
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,219
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 $10,530 in 2015-16 to $11,640 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
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1,143
- SAT reading, middle
- 560
- SAT math, middle
- 550
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 10,377
- Graduate students
- 537
- Part-time students
- 3.5%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 48%
- Retention rate
- 77%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 81
- Endowment
- $57.6M
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 1,734 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,966 | $16,583 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,640 | $12,978 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 75% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 48% | 46% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,750 | $15,392 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,070 | $33,444 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,258 | $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. 52% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
81 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 215 | $25,000 | $27,920 | $50,228 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $23,250 | $41,953 | $59,946 | $68,257 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $23,973 | $26,838 | $45,323 | $48,842 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $25,479 | $26,524 | $45,469 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $25,500 | $35,924 | $62,373 | $69,303 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $22,333 | $29,821 | $51,010 | $56,359 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $23,250 | $35,150 | $56,863 | $75,803 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $25,565 | $40,053 | $46,581 | $47,382 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $25,225 | $27,221 | $38,460 | $53,072 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $25,625 | $29,862 | $48,238 | $58,808 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $25,683 | $46,911 | $70,181 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $24,375 | $28,585 | $51,247 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $24,486 | $51,984 | $67,954 | $103,485 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $22,500 | $24,738 | $47,056 | $52,657 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignOnlineMaster's | Master's | 52 | $27,717 | $50,203 | $55,622 | $70,644 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $27,000 | $16,862 | $33,962 | $39,775 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $25,000 | $26,076 | $40,150 | $51,490 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $27,000 | $38,602 | $63,247 | $92,374 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $23,250 | $34,300 | $50,864 | $56,726 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,000 | $43,812 | $63,239 | $76,194 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $24,250 | $29,924 | $53,948 | $63,293 |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,782 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $23,000 | $25,310 | $37,707 | $48,590 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 25 | $30,750 | $50,334 | $84,573 | $82,527 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 24 | $30,750 | $54,432 | $62,607 | $71,685 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Conway and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Coastal Carolina University cost?
$13,966 a year is the average net price at Coastal Carolina University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,640 for in-state students and $29,628 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $26,692. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,563 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Coastal Carolina University?
75% of applicants are admitted to Coastal Carolina University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,143 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Coastal Carolina University graduates earn?
$47,258 a year is the median pay of former Coastal Carolina University students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,070 after 6 years). That ranks 1,734 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $84,021.
How much student debt do Coastal Carolina University graduates have?
$23,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Coastal Carolina University graduates, about $252 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Coastal Carolina University?
48% of first-time, full-time students at Coastal Carolina University finish within 6 years. 77% 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 Coastal Carolina University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (215 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (176 bachelor's graduates), Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (141 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 81 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.