Charleston, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston Southern University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 3,832 students in fall 2024, including 3,126 undergraduates and 706 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.
Charleston Southern University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 85 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 820 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
3,832
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
820
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
85
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 85
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.