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Coastal Carolina University

What Coastal Carolina University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

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WaitlistCoastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University's waitlist is a long shot: 3.2%.

5 of 156 students who stayed on the list got in.

Admitted off the list3.2%
Not admitted97%
Source: Coastal Carolina University's Common Data Set 2025-26
Who says yesCoastal Carolina University

83% of students admitted to Coastal Carolina University go elsewhere.

Only 17% of admits enroll, so Coastal Carolina University admits far more students than it has seats.

Enroll17%
Go elsewhere83%
Source: Coastal Carolina University's Common Data Set 2025-26
ApplicationsCoastal Carolina University

Applications to Coastal Carolina University are up 75%.

From 14,057 in 2018-19 to 24,549 in 2025-26.

2018-1914,057
2025-2624,549
Source: Coastal Carolina University's Common Data Set 2025-26
Test scoresCoastal Carolina University

At most 39% of Coastal Carolina University's first-years sent an SAT or ACT.

29% sent an SAT and 10% an ACT (some sent both), so most enrolled without a score. SAT middle 50% among those who sent: 1060–1210.

Sent an SAT29%
Sent an ACT10%
Source: Coastal Carolina University's Common Data Set 2025-26

7 more things the data says PRO

  1. Early Decision filled about 10% of the 2025-26 first-year class, less than most similar colleges.
  2. After ED, 2,628 of 2,931 seats were left for 24,201 other applicants: about one seat for every 9.
  3. Applications rose 75% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (14,057 to 24,549), faster than 83% of colleges here.
  4. ED applicants were admitted at 87%, against 69.8% for everyone else: 1.2 times the rate.
  5. Only 29% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
  6. 156 students stayed on the waitlist and 5 were admitted from it (3.2%).
  7. Men were admitted at a lower rate: 73.3% for women against 64.7% for men.

Every number, year by year: Coastal Carolina University on Open College Data. Something wrong? Suggest a correction.