171 Moultrie St.
Charleston, SC 29409

The Citadel is a public, senior military college located in Charleston, South Carolina, established in 1842 by the state legislature. The South Carolina School became coeducational in 1996 when women were first admitted into the Corps of Cadets. The Citadel sits on a 176-acre campus at the banks of the Ashley River. In its annual rankings, U.S. News and World Report has repeatedly ranked the Citadel as a top regional institution.

All cadets at the Citadel participate in an ROTC program, receiving military instruction and physical fitness training along with their classes. Cadets live on campus with their assigned company in barracks. First-year cadets experience an indoctrination process to learn lessons on teamwork, time management and self-discipline.

Undergraduate programs at the Citadel are housed in five schools. The South Carolina school offers cadets five bachelor's degrees from more than 15 areas, six master's degrees from more than 10 areas, and one specialist degree from two areas. Degrees given by the Citadel are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

The graduate school at the Citadel offers cadets 19 graduate programs and one graduate certificate program, with concentrations in business, psychology, computer science and education. The master's of business administration program at the Citadel is the only nationally accredited MBA program in that region of the state.

Quick Facts:

More than 1,800 cadets are enrolled at the Citadel.

More than 60 percent of cadets at the Citadel graduate in four years, while more than 70 percent graduate in six years.

All students at the Citadel are cadets in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets, which has an enrollment of more than 2,000 cadets.

More than 25 percent of graduates from the South Carolina school join the armed services.

More than 50 percent of female cadets at the Citadel compete on seven varsity athletic teams. The women's athletics program at the South Carolina school began in 1997.

The Citadel is an NCAA Division I school, offering its cadets 15 varsity sports along with 15 intercollegiate club sports and 28 intramural sports.

More than 80 percent of students at the Citadel return each year, giving the school one of the top retention rates in the nation.

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