Coastal Carolina University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University operates as a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 10,377 students of which 10,986 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Coastal Carolina University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,143 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,966, with published in-state tuition of $11,640 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 49.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.4%. Graduates earn a median of $47,258 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,070 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 462200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.