Coastal Carolina University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported university located in Conway, South Carolina. It was established in 1954. The main campus consists of more than 50 buildings and is spread across an area of over 300 acres. CCU is one of the nation's few sea grant colleges, which are a part of the National Sea Grant College Program. CCU offers undergraduate degrees in over 30 fields. It also offers masters degree programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic units:

• College of Natural and Applied Sciences
• Spadoni College of Education
• The E. Craig Wall, Sr. College of Business Administration
• Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

CCU enrolls more than 7,500 students annually. The student body includes a high number of international students, who represent more than 30 countries.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, business and management, and fine arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,154 in 2009-2010 (7,625 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 88% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Coastal Carolina University provides on-campus housing for 2,217 of its 7,625 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big South Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 206 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 118 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Coastal Carolina University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (374 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (18 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (18 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (188 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FINE ARTS (42 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (31 awarded)

• Resort Management

LIBERAL ARTS (187 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics

MEDIA (77 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (82 awarded)

• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (48 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (143 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (85 awarded)

• Psychology