Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Citadel Military College of South Carolina who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $74,517. That figure sits at the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and is $17,216 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 72nd percentile. Graduates earn about $8,269 less than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 24th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,305. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $14,574.
Four years after graduating, federally aided completers from Citadel Military College of South Carolina who are working and not enrolled show median earnings of $74,517. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that earnings level is in the 83rd percentile.
The estimate draws on a cohort of 799 completers, which means it reflects the overall program mix rather than the outcomes of any single field. Azimuth also publishes earnings scenarios estimated from the mix of degrees awarded to show how outcomes might vary.
The downside earnings scenario is $62,858 and the upside scenario is $86,678, while the typical outcome sits at $74,517. An estimated 23.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $74,517, a figure Azimuth places at the 83rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median sits $17,216 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks Citadel Military College of South Carolina #412 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,269 less than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students among nonprofit four-year institutions. That gap falls at the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,305. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $14,574 overall.
Within the measured factors, the STEM portion alone adds $3,350. Degrees awarded cluster in engineering and business, alongside military technologies.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix run from $62,858 on the downside to $86,678 on the upside for graduates. An estimated 23.2% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a range of $62,858 to $86,678, with $74,517 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups.
At the upper end, Electrical Engineering graduates earn $88,869 four years after completion, from 30 degrees awarded a year. Mechanical Engineering, the largest program, reports $83,912 on 63 degrees awarded.
Federal debt for borrowers who complete at Citadel Military College of South Carolina sits at a median of $21,096. That figure is $133 below the median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, that median debt brings an estimated monthly payment of $240. Parent borrowers hold a separate median of $33,899 through Parent PLUS.
After grants and scholarships, aid recipients pay an average net price of $20,723. That average net price is $6,655 above the median of $14,068 at comparable institutions (same type and size).
For the average aid recipient, grants and scholarships cover about 39% of the published cost of attendance. That is an average across recipients, not a promise of any individual package.
Graduates earn about $8,269 less than the model expects for similar students, even though median federal debt is below the peer median and the net price is above it.