Hartsville, South Carolina · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Coker University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Hartsville, South Carolina. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,325 students in fall 2024, including 1,220 undergraduates and 105 graduate students.
Coker University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 60 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Psychology, General, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 237 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Mission
Coker University is a student-centered, comprehensive university. It is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal skills. The University’s goal is to graduate students with the ability to think analytically and creatively, and to write and speak effectively. Experiences both in and out of the classroom are focused on active student involvement and the practical application of academic knowledge that lead to lifelong learning. Coker measures its success by the personal and professional accomplishments enjoyed by all members of the academic community.
Key figures
1,325
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
237
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
60
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 60
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
69%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
208
Master's degrees
24
Other doctoral degrees
5
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,325
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,220
Graduate students, fall 2024
105
Full-time, fall 2024
67%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,514
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,356
Graduate students, 2024-25
158
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
45%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
South Atlantic Conference
President
Natalie Harder
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact