Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public college in Charleston, SC. Its average net price is $22,019 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,669
$30,001 to $48,000$14,356
$48,001 to $75,000$19,783
$75,001 to $110,000$23,356
$110,001 and up$25,076
$12,570Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,061Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,019Average Net Price
$10,229Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$9,300Books and Supplies
$2,490Other Expenses
24.8%Students on Pell Grants
41.5%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

22.7%Acceptance Rate
540 to 640SAT Reading, Middle Half
545 to 645SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 27ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,571
8 years after entry$75,400
10 years after entry$82,609
79.0%Graduation Rate
85.8%Retention Rate
$18,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Charleston, SCLocation
Midsize citySetting
2,705Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business and Commerce$56,077 n=152$21,750 n=101
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$65,435 Small program - rough guide n=45$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809Not published
Criminal Justice$48,099 Small program - rough guide n=75$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=65
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$76,369 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$45,974 Small program - rough guide n=95$19,447 n=107
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$62,296 Small program - rough guide n=98$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=76
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$45,219 Small program - rough guide n=46$19,860 Small program - rough guide n=44
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Registered Nursing$67,921 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$43,881 Small program - rough guide n=40$18,200 Small program - rough guide n=36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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