IN THIS SECTION Apply Visit Info Tour CCU POINTS OF PRIDE CCU Quick Facts 2020 Honors Convocation Spring 2020 President's List Rankings U.S. News & World Report Coastal Carolina University is ranked No. 5 on the Best Value Schools (South) list released by U.S. News & World Report for 2022. The Best Value category calculation takes into account the school’s academic quality and net cost of attendance. Coastal has earned high rankings in the Best Value category consistently for the past 10 years; this is the fifth consecutive year CCU has been ranked in the top six. Of the 58 Southern universities in the Best Value category, the No. 5 ranking places CCU ahead of other state public institutions such as The Citadel (21st), Winthrop University (43rd), and the College of Charleston (51st). Coastal Carolina was also ranked on the following six lists (South): No. 48 in Regional Universities (tie). No. 15 in Most Innovative Schools. No. 15 in Best Undergraduate Teaching (tie). No. 21 in Top Public Schools (tie). No. 21 in Best Colleges for Veterans (tie). No. 56 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (tie). Forbes America’s Top Colleges ‌‌ CCU was recognized by Forbes as one of America's Top Colleges for 2015. Strive for College CCU first in S.C. to be recognized for exceptional standards of inclusion » Colleges of Distinction CCU is a College of Distinction. Military Friendly School ‌‌‌ Eighth consecutive year on Military Friendly School list. ‌ 2018 Top Military-Friendly Online Colleges. CCU was designated a Purple Heart University in 2017 by the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Economic Impact Highlights from "The Economic Impact of Coastal Carolina University on the South Carolina and Grand Strand Economies" in 2016 include the following: $565.8 million annual economic impact on South Carolina. $198.7 million in labor income. 3,914 full- and part-time jobs. By the Numbers The Wall College of Business is AACSB-accredited, an achievement held by less than 5 percent of business schools. CCU’s new Coastal Excellence and Leadership (CEaL) program takes an innovative and pioneering approach to the admissions process and proven to position incoming freshmen for success. CCU is one of 12 organizations in the Carolinas working together to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in the Southeast. CCU Growth 19th fastest growing public master's degree university in the nation (2002-2010: 56.1 percent growth) – Chronicle of Higher Education. $300 million building campaign. Enrollment Growth Fall 2017: 10,663 students (in last decade, enrollment has grown 35.5 percent). Fall 1993: 4,453 students (year Coastal became an independent, state-supported university). Fall 1974: 1,396 students (first baccalaureate degrees awarded in 1974). Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Snapchat About CCUAcademicsAdmissions & AidAthleticsCampus Life Services & SupportSite Privacy PolicyContact Us © 2021 Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University prohibits any form of discrimination against its students, faculty, staff and applicants in its programs or for admission to or employment with the University. For more information, visit Title IX or EEO.