College of Charleston

The College of Charleston is a nationally preeminent, public liberal arts and sciences university located in the heart of historic Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1770, the College is among the nation’s top universities for quality education, student life and affordability. The College offers the distinctive combination of a beautiful and historic campus, modern facilities and cutting-edge programs.

Students from 49 states and 75 countries choose the College of Charleston for its small-college feel blended with the advantages and diversity of an urban, mid-sized university. The College provides a creative and intellectually stimulating environment where students are challenged by a committed and caring faculty of 500 distinguished teacher-scholars, all in an incomparable setting.

The city of Charleston — world-renowned for its history, culture, architecture and coastal environment — serves our approximately 10,000 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students as a living andlearning laboratory for experiences in business, science, teaching, the humanities, languages and the arts. At the same time, studentsand faculty are engaged with the community in partnerships to improve education, enhance the business environment and enrich the overall quality of life in the region.

 
 
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President
P. George Benson, Ph.D.

Academics
Majors: 49;Minors: 79
Master’s programs: 19
Student/faculty ratio: 13:1
Average class size: 20
Library volumes: 701,774

Academic Divisions (www.cofc.edu/academics)
School of the Arts
School of Business and Economics
School of Education
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
School of Sciences and Mathematics
Honors College
Graduate School

Enrollment (Fall 2006)
Undergraduate: 9,820
Graduate: 1,398
Female students: 66%
Male students: 34%
Students living on campus: 2,837
In-state students: 68%
Out-of-state students: 32%
States represented: 49
Countries represented: 75

Freshman Class (Fall 2006)
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Average GPA: 3.83
Average class rank: Top 21%

Annual Expenses (2006-07)
Tuition in-state: $7,234
Tuition out-of-state: $16,800

 
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