After College of Charleston: graduation, pay and debt
Charleston, South Carolina · Public · 10,558 undergrads
65% of College of Charleston students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,018 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $20,500 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
65%
finish within six years.
56%
finish in four years.
82%
of first-years come back for year two.
$20.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
60%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
65%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
82%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,836
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
67%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,240
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
26%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,876
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,018
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
67%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$20,500
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$17,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$20,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
60%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers