Charleston Southern University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Charleston Southern University is a private master's university in Charleston, SC (city setting), with 2,914 undergraduates (63% women), affiliated with the Baptist. It admitted 76% of 6,072 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 950–1160 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $47,220 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,347 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Charleston Southern University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Baptist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $31,030
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Charleston Southern University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Charleston Southern University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big South Conference | 24 | room 4 | 5 | $623k | $25,946 | 965 | |
| Baseball | Big South Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.1M | $27,226 | 968 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big South Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big South Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $1.3M | $85,563 | 960 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 975 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big South Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 994 | |
| Football | Ohio Valley Conference | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $4.3M | $34,405 | 932 | |
| Men's Golf | Big South Conference | 8 | room 1 | 3 | $231k | $28,875 | 934 | |
| Women's Golf | Big South Conference | 6 | room 3 | 3 | $251k | $41,870 | 966 | |
| Softball | Big South Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $689k | $31,305 | 967 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big South Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $418k | $52,306 | 984 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 79 | 34 over | 1 | $688k | $8,708 | 963 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big South Conference | 76 | 31 over | 5 | $798k | $10,496 | 946 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big South Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $548k | $27,424 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.