Conway, South Carolina · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Coastal Carolina University is a public four-year institution in Conway, South Carolina. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 11,348 students in fall 2024, including 10,811 undergraduates and 537 graduate students.
Coastal Carolina University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Marketing, and Psychology, General. It awarded 2,256 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
11,348
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
2,256
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
95
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 95
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
17%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,001
Master's degrees
242
Doctoral degrees (research)
7
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,348
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,811
Graduate students, fall 2024
537
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,420
Undergraduates, 2024-25
11,607
Graduate students, 2024-25
813
Full-time, 2024-25
85%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
1%
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
13
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
58%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sun Belt Conference
President
Dr. James J. Winebrake
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