The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University is a public, comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, S.C., just miles from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Coastal Carolina University offers over 100 undergraduate and over 30 graduate-level (doctoral, educational specialist, masters) major fields of study, including specialized concentrations. The University offers the Ph.D. in marine science: coastal and marine systems science, and the Ph.D. in education. The Fall 2023 University Fact Book reports an enrollment of 10,829 undergraduate and graduate students. The University comprises 126 buildings on 621 acres, including 14 major academic buildings, with 6 buildings built since 2012. Also included are the Coastal Science Center and the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, located in the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501, and the General James Hackler Golf Course at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus. A 1,105-acre tract that includes a portion of Waties Island provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology on an Atlantic coast barrier island. Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 by a group of local community members determined to improve the educational, economic, and cultural capacities of the region. Throughout its history, the University has maintained a close, reciprocal relationship with the surrounding area which over the years has changed from a primarily agricultural region to a major Atlantic coast resort. For 30 years the University was a branch campus of the University of South Carolina (USC), and has flourished since separating from the USC system in 1993.

Fall 2018 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2024

Website:

www.coastal.edu

Email:

National Accountability Initiative Participant Site:

http://www.collegeportraits.org/SC/Coastal-Carolina-University

Bachelor's Model

First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2018

Number of students: 2,303

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49%

16%

27%

WITHIN 6 YEARS

47%

14%

27%

WITHIN 5 YEARS

37%

17%

15%

23%

WITHIN 4 YEARS

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Graduated: Reporting institution

Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution

Enrolled: Reporting institution

Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution

Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Coastal Carolina University in the Fall of 2018. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Coastal Carolina University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
Students who started at Coastal Carolina University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
Students who started at and are still enrolled at Coastal Carolina University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
Students who started at Coastal Carolina University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

Coastal Carolina University | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY IN FALL 2018 BY SUMMER 2024		2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	WITHIN 4 YEARS 2021-22	WITHIN 5 YEARS 2022-23	WITHIN 6 YEARS 2023-24


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	Bachelor's degree from Coastal Carolina University	0%	0%	4%	37%	47%	49%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from Coastal Carolina University	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
=	Total Graduated from Coastal Carolina University	0%	0%	4%	37%	47%	49%


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	Bachelor's degree from another institution	0%	0%	0%	6%	11%	13%
+	Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution	0%	1%	2%	2%	3%	3%
=	Total Graduated from another institution	0%	1%	2%	8%	14%	16%


	Enrolled at Coastal Carolina University	97%	68%	54%	17%	4%	1%


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	Enrolled at another 4-year institution	0%	11%	14%	10%	5%	3%
+	Enrolled at another 2-year institution	0%	8%	6%	5%	4%	3%
=	Total Transferred and enrolled at another institution	1%	19%	20%	15%	8%	7%


	Current Status Unknown	2%	12%	20%	23%	27%	27%

Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2018

Number of students: 634