Charleston Southern University Nursing Programs

Charleston Southern University is a private not-for-profit institution located 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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSU?

With an acceptance rate of 57%, CSU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 58%.

Average Test Scores

About 50% 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 500 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

CSU received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 21. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

Can I Afford Charleston Southern University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

The student loan default rate at CSU is 2.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 2,045 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.

Online Growth Rankings of CSU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Charleston Southern University was 14.1%. This is the #849 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.