Charleston Southern University

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Charleston Southern University 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 Charleston Southern University students is 49.3%. Female students graduated at a rate of 53.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 42.7%.

49.3%

asian 44.4% 8 students
African American 33.3% 57 students
white 54.7% 237 students
unknown 55.7% 54 students
hispanic 35.3% 6 students
International Students 100.0% 2 students

Drop Out

Charleston Southern University has an overall drop-out rate of 49.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 56.2% and 45.7% respectively.

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

49.7%

asian 50.0% 9 students
African American 65.5% 112 students
white 44.6% 193 students
unknown 42.3% 41 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 64.7% 11 students

Still Enrolled

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

1.1%

African American 1.2% 2 students
white 0.7% 3 students
unknown 2.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$56,982	$56,867	$57,626
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,309	$46,589	$54,442
Human Resources Management and Services	$38,775	$36,674	$48,261
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,190	$37,568	$38,459
Design and Applied Arts	$24,781	$32,284	$34,518
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,345	$32,391	$31,620
Psychology, General	$26,162	$26,063	$31,060
Communication and Media Studies	$23,505	$28,598	$28,951
Social Sciences, General	NA	$26,063	$28,210
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,028	$26,086	$27,681
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	NA	$15,552	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$31,848	NA
Biology, General	$23,092	$27,822	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$35,270	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$39,927	NA
Marketing	$26,057	$33,993	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$74,078	NA	$80,916
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,709	$59,425	$64,433
Educational Administration and Supervision	$44,112	$48,198	$53,093
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$45,715	$47,106
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$75,204	NA

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