Charleston Southern University Teaching Programs

Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Charleston Southern University?

Contact details for CSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9200 University Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406-9121
Phone:	843-863-7000
Website:	www.charlestonsouthern.edu

How Do I Get Into CSU?

You can apply to CSU online at: https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

Since CSU has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 56% of students accepted to CSU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

CSU received ACT scores from 35% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Charleston Southern University?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSU, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,167 a year. That adds up to $28,668 over four years for those students.

Charleston Southern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,725 undergraduate students at CSU, with 2,480 being full-time and 245 being part-time.

There are also 616 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,480 full-time undergraduates at CSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Charleston Southern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	389
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	1,676
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	241

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Charleston Southern University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at CSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Charleston Southern University

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at CSU. In 2022-2023, 1,695 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	33%

Charleston Southern University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	3	32	35
Elementary Education	16	0	0	16
Early Childhood Education	10	0	0	10
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2	7	0	9
Music Education	8	0	0	8
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	7	0	7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	7	0	0	7
English & Language Arts Education	3	0	0	3
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	2	0	2
Biology Education	2	0	0	2
Reading Teacher Education	0	1	0	1
General Special Education	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0
Social Studies Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	48	20	32	100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By CharlestonSouthern under License

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