College Guides

The Princeton Review

The College of Charleston is among a select group of institutions chosen by The Princeton Review for offering students the best values for their education:

Guide to College Visits

Personal attention is the name of the game at the College of Charleston. The College's students love the fact that at this mid-sized school (which has an undergrad population of about 10,000) they get to know their profs as people as well as teachers.

America's Best Value Colleges

Academically, students boast that their Charleston experience is anything but the public university stereotype, with six specialized colleges to choose from and lots of student-professor interaction. What’s more, programs like the Honors College offer especially gifted students extra discussion classes and perks like priority registration.

The Best 366 Colleges

When surveyed, here’s what our students had to say about the College of Charleston:

"The perfect college experience."

"Upper-level (major) classes are difficult but very good in preparing undergrads for whatever their future holds."

"Professors here love their jobs."

"The campus is very close-knit and easy to get around, so you get the benefits of living in a city without the feeling of getting lost or overwhelmed."

U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Charleston #3 among southern master’s-level public universities in America’s Best Colleges.

 

Newsweek magazine

Newsweek named the College of Charleston as one of the country’s most interesting schools.

 

 

Barron's Best Buys in College Education

The College of Charleston is rated a “Best Buy” in the newest edition of Barron’s Best Buys in College Education.

 

 

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine

The College of Charleston ranks in the top 14 percent of the nation's public universities in providing a "first-rate education without breaking the bank," according to Kiplinger's "Best Values in Public Colleges," as of January 2008.

 

2008 Fiske Guide to Colleges

Whether sampling the traditional Lowcountry cuisine or delving into the wide range of courses offered at this strong liberal arts institution, students at the College of Charleston know they are getting a solid education based on creative expression and intellectual freedom.

“This place is amazing, unique, cultural, historical, modern, and it feels like home, all at the same time,” says a senior.