Acceptance Rate History
Coastal Carolina University Acceptance Rate: 75.3% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
SC · Current rate: 75.3%
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What is Coastal Carolina University's acceptance rate in 2024?
Coastal Carolina University's acceptance rate in 2024 is 75.3%, down from 80.2% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is Coastal Carolina University's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 71.2% (4,341 admitted of 6,101 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 70.0% (12,757 admitted of 18,225 applicants)
- International: 42.2% (94 admitted of 223 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at about the same rate as in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a lower rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · Coastal Carolina University Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.3% | 21,028 | 15,828 |
| 2023 | 80.2% | 18,223 | 14,613 |
| 2022 | 78.6% | 17,161 | 13,493 |
| 2021 | 79.1% | 15,481 | 12,251 |
| 2020 | 70.5% | 14,152 | 9,970 |
| 2019 | 68.9% | 15,061 | 10,373 |
| 2018 | 69.6% | 14,057 | 9,777 |
| 2017 | 61.2% | 18,563 | 11,359 |
| 2016 | 61.2% | 17,768 | 10,871 |
| 2015 | 59.7% | 17,252 | 10,291 |
| 2014 | 63.6% | 14,799 | 9,412 |
| 2013 | 74.0% | 10,993 | 8,139 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $9,563/yr · Family income over $110k: $20,219/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1050–1220
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Coastal Carolina University scored between 1050 and 1220 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Coastal Carolina University's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1050–1220 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1050, and a quarter scored above 1220.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Coastal Carolina University's rate ranged from 59.7% to 80.2%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1050–1220.
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Trend Analysis
Coastal Carolina University's acceptance rate has increased from 74.0% in 2013 to 75.3% in 2024. The most notable shift occurred in 2014.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.