Coastal Carolina University's admit rate has held within a 11.3-point band over 8 reported cycles.
The headline numbers, drawn from CDS sections A–H.
Per-cycle Common Data Set values. Enrolled is first-year matriculants (CDS B1), not total undergraduate population. Blank cells mean the field was not published in that year's source CDS.
| Year | Admit rate | Enrolled | 6-yr grad | Retention | SAT (50th) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 70.0% | 2,931 | 54.0% | 79.1% | 1,140 |
| 2024-2025 | 75.3% | 2,677 | 48.0% | 77.4% | 1,140 |
| 2023-2024 | 80.2% | 2,775 | 51.0% | 76.0% | — |
| 2022-2023 | 78.6% | 2,662 | 48.0% | 70.6% | 1,100 |
| 2021-2022 | 79.1% | 2,519 | 51.1% | 72.3% | 1,100 |
Cross-admits and statistical look-alikes, surfaced from the CollegeNumbers peer model.
Comparative observations derived from this school's reported CDS values and from IPEDS / College Scorecard reference data. Every claim is grounded in a number — no editorial overlay.
Admit rate has tightened 9.1 percentage points over 5 reporting cycles.
Coastal Carolina University's admit rate fell from 79.1% (2021-2022) to 70.0% (2025-2026) — a 9.1 pp drop. Year-over-year: 79.1 → 78.6 → 80.2 → 75.3 → 70.0. A snapshot of the current year alone would hide this structural shift.
Cross-admit cohort spans an unusually wide selectivity range.
The schools Coastal Carolina University applicants most commonly also apply to range from 38.3% admit to 93.9% admit — a 55.5 pp band. A reasonable read: applicants choose by region or program fit rather than selectivity tier alone.
Broadly accessible — admit rate near the national norm.
Coastal Carolina University's 70.0% admit rate is in line with the national 4-year-institution median of 76.6% (per IPEDS, n=1437 institutions). Most U.S. four-year colleges admit between 61.2% and 88.3% of applicants.
Sources: each school's officially-published Common Data Set; IPEDS / College Scorecard for federal comparisons. Methodology →
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