National Collegiate Honors Council
National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters
Date of this Version
2025
Document Type
Book Chapter
Citation
A chapter in Honoring the First-Year Seminar: Exploring High-Impact Learning Experiences for the First Year in Honors, pages 65-68
Lincoln, Nebraska: National Collegiate Honors Council, 2025
ISBN: 978-1-9450001-23-9
Abstract
Founded in 1770 and located in historic Charleston, South Carolina, the College of Charleston (CofC) is a public comprehensive university with a curriculum grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Academic offerings include 67 majors, 81 minors, 20 master’s degree programs, and 9 graduate-level certificate programs. The College of Charleston had 10,660 undergraduate students enrolled in fall 2023, along with 1,069 graduate students. Of those enrolled students, 68% identify as female, and minority students comprise 19% of the student population. Nearly a third of the undergraduates live on campus in residence halls, and 53.2% of the students are SC residents. The college has a 14.5:1 student-faculty ratio, and approximately 56.5% of the faculty are full-time.
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