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Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public four-year institution in Charleston, South Carolina. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 3,793 students in fall 2024, including 2,737 undergraduates and 1,056 graduate students.

Citadel Military College of South Carolina offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Intelligence, and Engineering/Industrial Management. It awarded 1,081 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

3,793
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
1,081
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 58

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Engineering 15
Military Technologies 1
  • Intelligence CertificateBachelorMaster Online option 115 graduates
Education 12
Engineering Technologies 1
Psychology 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Social Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
History 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster 21 graduates
Health Professions 1
Physical Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
605
Master's degrees
388
Postbaccalaureate certificates
72
Post-master's certificates
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,793
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,737
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,056
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,426
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,977
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,449
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
24%
Men
76%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Conference
President
General Glenn M. Walters
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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