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Schools Like Charleston Southern (2025) | Azimuth

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Schools Similar to Charleston Southern University

Explore alternatives based on outcomes, location, cost, and admission difficulty

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Easier Admission, Similar Outcomes

These schools offer higher acceptance rates while delivering comparable career outcomes.

Columbia College• SC

Higher acceptance rate (19.7 percentage points higher) and located 92 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$41,338

Coker University

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Higher acceptance rate (21.1 percentage points higher) and located 96 miles away; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate97%

Earnings$40,117

Rank#31924

Mississippi University For Women• MS

Higher acceptance rate (23.9 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Accept Rate100%

Earnings$46,128

Marshall University• WV

Higher acceptance rate (20.4 percentage points higher) with similar program focus; similar graduate earnings

Earnings$46,354

Geographic Alternatives

Strong options in the same region with comparable academic profiles.

Francis Marion University• SC

Same state (87 miles away) with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus

Earnings$43,888

Coastal Carolina University• SC

Same state (83 miles away) with nearly identical earnings

Earnings$47,258

University Of South Carolina-Upstate• SC

Same state with similar earnings and similar program focus

Earnings$48,587

University Of The Cumberlands• KY

Same region with nearly identical earnings and similar program focus; same institution type

Earnings$45,036

Peer Institutions

Elite universities with similar prestige and academic caliber

Berry College• GA

Similar quality tier in Southeast (#30560 ranked)

Earnings$53,800

Southern Adventist University• TN

Similar quality tier in Southeast (#30559 ranked)

Earnings$53,723

Mercyhurst University• PA

Similar quality tier (#30562 ranked)

Earnings$47,452

Scripps College• CA

Similar quality tier (#30563 ranked)

Earnings$77,539

Morehouse College• GA

Similar quality tier in Southeast (#30564 ranked)

Earnings$52,889

Waynesburg University• PA

Similar quality tier (#30554 ranked)

Earnings$58,537

Northwest Nazarene University• ID

Similar quality tier (#30565 ranked)

Earnings$51,719

Salve Regina University• RI

Similar quality tier (#30547 ranked)

Earnings$72,975

Assumption University• MA

Similar quality tier (#30567 ranked)

Earnings$74,895

Furman University• SC

Similar quality tier in Southeast (#30570 ranked)

Earnings$68,635

Schools Similar to Charleston Southern University: Questions & Comparisons

Francis Marion University is more selective with a 82% acceptance rate, compared to 96% for Charleston Southern University. Both schools offer strong outcomes, making them good options depending on your profile.

Charleston Southern University's peer institutions include Francis Marion University. These schools have similar selectivity, student profiles, and academic outcomes.

Use Azimuth's alternatives tool to find schools with similar outcomes but lower net prices than Charleston Southern University's $20,697.

If Charleston is a reach, consider Columbia College (96%), Coker University (97%), Mississippi University For Women (1%). These schools have higher acceptance rates while offering comparable outcomes.

Colleges near Charleston Southern University in SC include Francis Marion University, Coastal Carolina University, Columbia College.

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