Admissions [Home] Financial Information (Fees and Expenses) Information Request Programs of Study Visiting	Size   Top Ten Reasons for Choosing CofC Good academic reputation Size of college Good social reputation Offered financial assistance Low tuition Offers special programs Wanted to live near home Information from website Rankings in national magazines Reputation for campus safety Type of Institution:    Public, 4 Year Number of undergraduate students:   9,878 Number of graduate students:   1,454 Number of Faculty:   519     Tenured:   61%     Ph.D. or highest degree in their field:  85% Average class size:  21 Student/Faculty Ratio:  14:1   Annual Alumni Information (2001-2002) Employment rate of graduates:       Full-time:   66%       Part-time   12%       Within 6 months of graduation:   87% Continued higher education graduates:       Full-time:   20%       Part-time:   4%   Academics Number of Undergraduate degrees offered:   49 Number Graduate degrees offered:   23   The Office of Institutional Research publishes every spring the "Planning and Reference Guide" which includes our most current data available on faculty, admissions, demographics, academics, financial profiles, and facilities. If you would like information in one of these areas, but for prior years, you can now dynamically run queries from this web site against our historical data sets.
	Last Updated: November 26, 2003 Comments: Michelle Smith Copyright © College of Charleston. All Rights Reserved