+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Charleston Southern University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($28.9k → $32.5k).
South Carolina · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina. 2,716 undergraduate students. 75 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Charleston Southern University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Charleston Southern University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.1% → 0.0%).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Charleston Southern University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($28.9k → $32.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. South Carolina
Each tile compares this institution to the South Carolina median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$45,898+13% · 6→10y
South Carolina median $39,325$40,606
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.6%+29% · '01→'24
South Carolina median 44.4%$18,250+300% · '97→'20
At program completion2,716+63% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS61.9%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time76.1%+25% · '01→'24
latest cohort$31,030+187% · '00→'24
out-of-state $31,030SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.3%Median federal debt $18,250 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,898 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+29%
Charleston Southern University · completion · 150% rose
36.7% → 47.2%
+31%
Charleston Southern University · completion · 100% rose
28.0% → 36.7%
+17%
Charleston Southern University · retention rose
54.0% → 63.1%
+63%
Charleston Southern University · undergrad enrollment rose
1,778 → 2,893
+187%
Charleston Southern University · in-state tuition rose
$11,346 → $32,520
+187%
Charleston Southern University · out-of-state tuition rose
$11,346 → $32,520
+300%
Charleston Southern University · median debt rose
$6,625 → $26,471
-100%
Charleston Southern University · cohort default rate fell
6.0% → 0.0%
-20%
Charleston Southern University · pell share fell
43.4% → 34.5%
+20%
Charleston Southern University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,100 → $45,898
+24%
Charleston Southern University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$35,200 → $43,795
+25%
Charleston Southern University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$32,500 → $40,606
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$81,563Business Administration, Management and Operations.$80,396Educational Administration and Supervision.$75,959Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$70,509Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,825Human Resources Management and Services.$65,580Criminal Justice and Corrections.$54,394Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$46,903Biology, General.$45,859Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$45,090Design and Applied Arts.$44,751Criminal Justice and Corrections.$44,413Psychology, General.$44,410Social Sciences, General.$43,075Communication and Media Studies.$41,645Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$39,131
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
16 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Charleston Southern University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$660,976
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $22,405
- HS-only baseline · SC
- $33,700
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in South Carolina
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Charleston Southern University graduates earn $X” — not “Charleston Southern University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Charleston Southern University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.