Coastal Carolina 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.
Coastal Carolina University is a public master's university in Conway, SC (city setting), with 10,306 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 80% of 18,223 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1210 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,406 a year for out-of-state students and $28,418 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,453 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, kinesiology, parks & recreation, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.65 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half 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 Coastal Carolina University ranks
1 top-ten finish 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
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,640 in-state · $29,628 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 37 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Coastal Carolina 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.
Coastal Carolina University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $999k | $35,687 | 969 | |
| Baseball | Sun Belt Conference | 42 | 8 over | 1 | $5.2M | $124,069 | 973 | |
| Men's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $3.2M | $203,066 | 974 | |
| Women's Basketball | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $2.4M | $174,741 | 968 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 19 | at cap | 3 | $489k | $25,743 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 992 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sun Belt Conference | — | — | 5 | — | — | 961 | |
| Football | Sun Belt Conference | 123 | 18 over | 12 | $17M | $138,638 | 956 | |
| Men's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $750k | $83,287 | 967 | |
| Women's Golf | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $708k | $88,551 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 34 | room 4 | 3 | $1M | $29,847 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Sun Belt Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $1.3M | $45,423 | 953 | |
| Softball | Sun Belt Conference | 24 | room 1 | 4 | $1.6M | $67,139 | 992 | |
| Men's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $379k | $42,055 | 984 | |
| Women's Tennis | Sun Belt Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $507k | $63,420 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 45 | at cap | 5 | $781k | $17,346 | 974 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Sun Belt Conference | 117 | 72 over | 5 | $1.1M | $9,302 | 977 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $1.1M | $72,594 | 990 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.