CofC's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of College of Charleston students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of College of Charleston students is 67.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 61.3%.

67.0%

asian 88.6% 39 students
African American 66.1% 109 students
white 67.4% 1,202 students
unknown 71.4% 5 students
hispanic 60.2% 68 students
International Students 64.7% 11 students
Mixed Race 57.1% 52 students

Drop Out

College of Charleston has an overall drop-out rate of 6.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.0% and 4.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

6.0%

African American 8.5% 14 students
white 5.0% 89 students
hispanic 8.0% 9 students
International Students 35.3% 6 students
Mixed Race 16.5% 15 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of College of Charleston at a rate of 26.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 25.4%, and male students' 28.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

26.3%

asian 6.8% 3 students
African American 23.6% 39 students
white 27.2% 484 students
unknown 28.6% 2 students
hispanic 29.2% 33 students
Mixed Race 25.3% 23 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.7%

African American 1.8% 3 students
white 0.4% 7 students
hispanic 2.6% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$56,600	$65,238	$78,911
Finance and Financial Management Services	$47,506	$52,941	$70,637
Accounting and Related Services	$41,151	$43,519	$56,541
International Business	$38,823	$42,930	$55,591
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$38,896	$40,688	$48,268
Hospitality Administration/Management	$35,234	$39,009	$46,902
Communication and Media Studies	$36,857	$36,460	$45,816
Marketing	$41,619	$43,000	$44,802
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$29,551	$31,848	$44,802
Special Education and Teaching	$35,977	$33,828	$38,647
Historic Preservation and Conservation	$30,387	$30,228	$38,369
Sociology	$26,713	$32,162	$38,229
Political Science and Government	$30,605	$30,988	$38,132
Public Health	$27,973	$31,495	$38,046
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$26,156	$26,458	$37,282
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$35,667	$33,738	$36,412
History	$29,630	$28,598	$36,002
Psychology, General	$26,569	$27,657	$35,833
Biology, General	$27,218	$26,799	$35,509
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$23,829	$24,421	$35,258
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$27,586	$27,822	$34,989
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$23,504	NA	$30,752
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,077	$25,194	$30,548
English Language and Literature, General	$25,211	$26,997	$30,222
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$25,255	$21,781	$29,189
Anthropology	$21,033	$24,532	$27,916
Chemistry	NA	$32,284	NA
Music	NA	$23,340	NA
Economics	NA	$41,937	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$19,455	NA
International/Global Studies	$29,080	$22,485	NA
Mathematics	NA	$46,478	NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$33,459	NA
Computer Software and Media Applications	$26,496	NA	NA
Information Science/Studies	$42,638	NA	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$35,060	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Accounting and Related Services	$59,306	$60,623	$72,292
Historic Preservation and Conservation	NA	$39,369	$44,371
Public Administration	$44,489	$39,729	$44,293
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,638	$37,343	$39,653
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,294	$48,432	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$43,809	$47,260	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$37,568	NA

Compare Similar Colleges

The list of suggested college comparisons provided below is generated automatically by our system, utilizing statistics gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and various online sources. If you don't find the colleges you wish to compare, please visit our comparison page. There, you can search for the specific colleges and initiate your comparison.

College of Charleston