Citadel Military College Of South Carolina

Citadel Military College of South Carolina, also referred to as The Citadel, is a state-supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was founded in the year 1842. The Citadel has more than 12 academic departments organized into 5 schools that offer over 15 majors and more than 20 minors. Kiplinger's magazine ranked The Citadel among its "Best Values in Public Colleges" for the year 2006. The campus, which spreads across an area of 300 acres, consists of more than 25 buildings. It also includes a ten-acre grass parade ground.

Student life at Citadel Military College of South Carolina is diverse. The undergraduate cadets at The Citadel are associates of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Their official mascot is the General and Boo V.

Citadel Military College Of South Carolina Highlights

Where Citadel Military College Of South Carolina stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in business and management, security and law enforcement, and engineering.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

The Citadel Students

The student enrollment at The Citadel was 3,300 in 2007 (2,666 full-time equivalent).

About 95% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 5% of the class.

Undergrads are 60% of enrolled students and graduate students are 40%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: The Citadel participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

The Citadel provides on-campus housing for 2,138 of its 2,666 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

The Citadel Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The Citadel is in the Southern Conference for major sports.

The Citadel offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 176 male students received the aid (men were 77% of those receiving aid) and 54 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 23% of students receiving such aid) .

The Citadel Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: