The Citadel
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.
The Citadel is a public master's university in Charleston, SC (city setting), with 2,661 undergraduates (24% women). It admitted 98% of 2,883 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1080–1250 on the SAT and 22–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $58,680 a year for out-of-state students and $33,880 in-state; aided first-year students paid $21,041 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 73% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, military technologies. The campus reported 1.67 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter 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 The Citadel 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
- 73%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,570 in-state · $37,370 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research The Citadel
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.
The Citadel teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 25 | room 3 | 3 | $694k | $27,745 | 963 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 38 | 4 over | 5 | $1.3M | $34,198 | 964 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 21 | 6 over | 5 | $2M | $96,196 | 937 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 119 | 14 over | 14 | $5.4M | $45,766 | 959 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $309k | $44,074 | 998 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Conference | 15 | 5 over | 1 | $392k | $26,131 | 977 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 107 | 62 over | 1 | $462k | $4,313 | 973 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 66 | 21 over | 1 | $494k | $7,487 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 17 | room 1 | 3 | $804k | $47,281 | 994 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Southern Conference | 39 | 9 over | 1 | $847k | $21,710 | 973 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.