How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Coastal Carolina University admits about 75.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 26.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.1% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #397 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 77.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 49.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #415 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $38,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 25.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's broad access to Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Coastal Carolina University supports pathways to economic progress for students from lower-income backgrounds.
Coastal Carolina University admits about 75.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 26.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.1% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #397 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 77.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 49.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #415 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $38,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 25.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's broad access to Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Coastal Carolina University supports pathways to economic progress for students from lower-income backgrounds.
Coastal Carolina University admits about 75.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,050 and 1,220, and ACT scores typically fall between 21 and 26. Among enrolled undergraduates, 26.2% receive Pell Grants and 26.6% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 21.1% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #397 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a meaningful share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students on a regional public campus. The freshman retention rate stands at 77.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 48.5%, with 49.8% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Coastal Carolina University #415 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Low-income graduates earn a median of $38,100 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 25.9 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's broad access to Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Coastal Carolina University supports pathways to economic progress for students from lower-income backgrounds.
