Acceptance Rate History
College of Charleston Acceptance Rate: 60.0% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
SC · Current rate: 60.0%
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What is College of Charleston's acceptance rate in 2024?
College of Charleston's acceptance rate in 2024 is 60.0%, down from 72.0% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is College of Charleston's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 72.5% (5,545 admitted of 7,647 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 73.6% (17,877 admitted of 24,300 applicants)
- International: 46.2% (175 admitted of 379 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 · College of Charleston Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Regular Decision acceptance rate at College of Charleston
Outside Early Decision, College of Charleston admitted 23,289 of 31,898 applicants in the 2025-2026 cycle: 73.0%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
College of Charleston's Early Decision II deadline for the 2026-27 cycle is Jan 15, 2027.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2025-2026 · checked Oct 2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.0% | 31,680 | 19,016 |
| 2023 | 72.0% | 26,683 | 19,212 |
| 2022 | 75.7% | 22,020 | 16,666 |
| 2021 | 76.1% | 20,484 | 15,590 |
| 2020 | 74.3% | 15,214 | 11,307 |
| 2019 | 78.3% | 11,783 | 9,230 |
| 2018 | 79.3% | 11,675 | 9,254 |
| 2017 | 80.5% | 11,900 | 9,574 |
| 2016 | 84.1% | 10,828 | 9,110 |
| 2015 | 77.2% | 11,722 | 9,043 |
| 2014 | 78.0% | 11,179 | 8,722 |
| 2013 | 70.3% | 11,509 | 8,092 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $12,133/yr · Family income over $110k: $24,996/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)
1140–1310
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at College of Charleston scored between 1140 and 1310 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers College of Charleston's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1140–1310 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1140, and a quarter scored above 1310.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them College of Charleston's rate ranged from 60.0% to 84.1%, 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 1140–1310.
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Trend Analysis
College of Charleston's acceptance rate has decreased from 70.3% in 2013 to 60.0% in 2024, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2024.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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