At a Glance
Developing principled leaders in all walks of life
The Citadel’s mission is to educate and develop our cadets and students to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the college’s core values in a disciplined and intellectually challenging environment.
The core values of The Citadel are honor, duty and respect.
College excellence
- Ranked No. 1 Public College in the South offering up to a master’s degree for eight consecutive years (2012-19), U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 1 Best College for Veterans in the South, U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 3 Best Regional University in the South, U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 8 Best Undergraduate Teaching Program in the South, U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 9 Most Innovative School in the South, U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 11 Best Value School in the South, U.S. News and World Report
- Ranked No. 23 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program offering up to a bachelor’s or master’s degree, U.S. News and World Report
- Received Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in 2015
Students
The cadet experience (spring 2018)
~2,300Cadet population |
8%Female cadets |
92%Male cadets |
62%In-state cadets |
38%Out-of-state cadets |
75%Caucasian |
24%Minority |
1%International |
~30%Graduating cadets commission into military service |
$54,900Average salary after graduation |
63.8%Four-year graduation rate |
73.4%Six-year graduation rate |
85%Freshman retention rate |
Over 20,000Annual cadet hours of community engagement through the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics |
The Citadel Graduate College (spring 2018)
1,112Total graduate college population |
88%In-state cadets |
12%Out-of-state cadets |
23%Undergraduate students |
77%Graduate students |
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22%Veteran students |
16%Online students |
33%Growth rate in the past 10 years |
40Number of new programs and certificates offered in past 10 years |
* The Citadel Graduate College encompasses graduate, evening undergraduate and veteran students
Academics
12:1Student to faculty ratio |
24Undergraduate majors |
39Undergraduate minors |
26Graduate degree programs with 22 concentration options |
25Graduate certificate programs |
10Evening undergraduate programs |
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Athletics
9Men's teams |
7Women's teams |
28College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America citations |
SoConMember of the Southern Conference |
Alumni and community engagement
Over 39,000Alumni network |
$250,690,056The amount 20,784 donors contributed to the Foundation for Leadership campaign, a fundraising drive to support The LEAD Plan 2018 |
More information
The Citadel Office of Institutional Research
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard