Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University is a public college in Conway, SC. Its average net price is $15,287 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$11,069
$30,001 to $48,000$11,943
$48,001 to $75,000$13,047
$75,001 to $110,000$18,002
$110,001 and up$21,700
$11,640Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$29,926Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,287Average Net Price
$12,378Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,294Books and Supplies
$4,388Other Expenses
29.7%Students on Pell Grants
59.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.3%Acceptance Rate
530 to 620SAT Reading, Middle Half
520 to 600SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,778
8 years after entry$50,082
10 years after entry$54,702
54.2%Graduation Rate
77.4%Retention Rate
$22,312Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Conway, SCLocation
Small citySetting
10,377Undergraduate 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$50,416 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,686 Small program - rough guide n=48
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$33,941 Small program - rough guide n=82$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=87
Business Administration, Management and Operations$43,214 n=259$25,000 n=207
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$36,018 n=211$24,780 n=153
Computer Science$47,199 Small program - rough guide n=67$26,676 Small program - rough guide n=36
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Design and Applied Arts$31,897 Small program - rough guide n=64$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=52
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$24,374 Small program - rough guide n=55$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=55
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$28,541 n=155$25,250 n=195
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Engineering Science$72,248 National median for this major n=427$26,750 Small program - rough guide n=30
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,513 Small program - rough guide n=77$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=87
Geography and AnthropologyNot publishedNot published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
Hospitality Administration/Management$40,092 Small program - rough guide n=49$24,750 Small program - rough guide n=43
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations$47,293 n=122$21,436 n=100
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$30,855 Small program - rough guide n=87$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=86
Marketing$40,313 n=231$23,404 n=175
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$41,095 Small program - rough guide n=48$22,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Psychology$32,420 n=149$25,000 n=196
Public Health$37,281 Small program - rough guide n=86$26,832 n=109
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Sociology$34,282 Small program - rough guide n=67$25,256 Small program - rough guide n=84
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$32,971 n=267$25,000 n=313
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=33
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$42,547 n=146$27,000 n=116

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