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Acceptance Rate 75.27%
Yield 16.91%
SAT Score 1,140
ACT Score 23
Applicants 21,028

Coastal Carolina Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 75.27% at Coastal Carolina University. Total 21,028 students applied and 15,828 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,140 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationhttps://www.coastal.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.coastal.edu/admissions/apply.html
Acceptance Rate75.27%
Average Test Scores1,140 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 75.27%. A total of 21,028 students (8,405 men and 12,492 women) have applied to and 15,828 (5,995 men and 9,757 women) students admitted to Coastal Carolina University.
Among them, 1,047 male and 1,630 female students have enrolled into Coastal Carolina and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.91%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Coastal Carolina
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,0288,40512,4921310
Admitted15,8285,9959,757760
Enrolled2,6771,0471,63000
Acceptance Rate 75.27% 71.33% 78.11% 58.02% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.91% 17.46% 16.71% - -
[Chart] Coastal Carolina University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Coastal Carolina, 612 applicants (23% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 221 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,140 at Coastal Carolina. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,220 and 25th percentile score is 1,050.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Coastal Carolina. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Coastal Carolina with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Coastal Carolina
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total105011401220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530580620
Math520560600
ACT Composite212326
Math182225
English202225
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Coastal Carolina University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Coastal Carolina
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Coastal Carolina

The calendar system at Coastal Carolina University is Semester. Coastal Carolina University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Coastal Carolina University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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