The Citadel/Military College
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC 29409
(843) 953-5230 or
(800) 868-1842
FAX: (843) 953-7036
http://www.citadel.edu email:admissions@citadel.edu
ENROLLMENT-
Full-time:
1,866
FRESHMAN ADMISSION
PROFILE
Number who applied:
1,682
Number accepted:
1,312
Number enrolled:
639
Average SAT scores:
V 536 M 539
Average ACT score:
23
Average GPA:
3.03
Freshman retention rate:
80%
COSTS:
Tuition:
In state: $18,898
Out of state: $24,494
Room and Board:
Included
Fees, books, misc.:
Included
FINANCIAL AID:
Average financial aid package:
$7,293
FACULTY:
Full-time:
NA
Part-time:
NA
Ph.D.:
96%
Student-faculty ratio:
13:1
The Citadel
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29409
The Citadel's unique, military setting enriches minds inside and outside of the classroom.
College Description
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, has for nearly 160 years produced outstanding leaders for both the civilian sector and military forces. As a stronghold of duty, self-discipline and high ideals, The Citadel excels in returning to society graduates who are educated, think critically, act responsibly, and will step forward into leadership roles. Citadel graduates head major national and international corporations, and serve the nation with distinction. The Citadel is a co-ed military college. Cadets are required to attend four years of ROTC training in either the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force. However, there is no mandatory commitment to accept a commission into the armed forces. Located in the scenic and historical city of Charleston, South Carolina, the beautiful campus borders the Ashley River and Hampton Park. Charleston's climate is ideal, with an average temperature of 67 degrees. Within minutes of numerous Atlantic Ocean beaches, The Citadel's own Colonel Robert McCormick Beach House on the Isle of Palms is a popular cadet locale. Charleston is famous for its pre-Revolutionary houses and gardens, outstanding restaurants, golf courses, cultural events, and is truly a college town, with four other colleges nearby.
Academic Life
Through twenty-one majors and fourteen minor areas of academic concentration, The Citadel provides its students with academic opportunities normally expected only at a university, combined with the personalized attention afforded only by a liberal arts college. The Citadel Honors Program is a specially designed educational experience that meets the needs of students with an outstanding record of academic achievement and a sense of intellectual adventure. Honors students take a series of general education honors courses concentrated in their first two years and an a series of honors seminars in their third and fourth years. The Citadel, a fully accredited, four-year senior college, is a member of the following: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; American Council on Education; American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business; Association of American Colleges; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; American Chemical Society; National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; and National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification.
Campus Life
The Citadel's purpose is to best prepare its students for leadership in civilian and military pursuits by providing a sound education coupled with the best features of a disciplined environment. The Corps of Cadets numbers almost 1,900 students from around the world. All Cadets are required to reside in barracks. As a classic military college, The Citadel emphasizes the value of a strict indoctrination for first year Cadets, who are called knobs. The disciplined lifestyle binds cadets into a lifelong, close-knit camaraderie that is one of the strongest forces in their lives upon graduation. During a tenure at The Citadel, one follows a regimented schedule from reveille to taps. These regular habits of study and living mold leadership, initiative, and character, and help develop attention to duty, respect for authority, and appreciation of order. There are a multitude of extracurricular activities available to each Cadet. One of the most obvious is participation within the Cadet chain-of-command. Other areas cadets may enjoy include: student government, social, pre-professional, and academic clubs, internships, student publications, community service organizations, special interests, and military organizations.
Diversity
The Office of Multicultural Student Services provides programming and services for minority students, assists in maintaining an appreciation of cultural diversity on campus, and coordinates the College's Access and Equity program. Assistance is available to students, faculty and staff who have concerns relating to race relations, campus diversity, or multicultural awareness. Resource materials are available for use by cadet companies, classroom instructors and clubs and organizations.
Facilities and Resources
Although the campus buildings feature eighteenth-century Moorish architecture, the technology, resources, and facilities the best in modern quality. Twenty-four major buildings are grouped around the huge parade ground to provide maximum convenience for cadets. The Cadet activities building, named for General Mark W. Clark, the late president emeritus, houses the Honor Court room, post office, Cadet publications, photography dark room, gift shop, game room, snack shop, dance hall, and reception lounge. The beautiful Summerall Chapel, which is a shrine of religion, patriotism, and remembrance, is flexibly designed for use by all denominational groups. Daniel Library and all other barracks and academic buildings are equipped with state-of-the-art computer laboratories with Internet capabilities. Other academic resources available include: Cadet Services; Math Lab (tutoring); the Counseling Center; Computer Support Service; the Writing Center (tutoring); Foreign Language Lab (tutoring); Library Orientation; and Cadet and Faculty Academic Support. Deas Hall, the Health and Physical Education Building, provides a weight room, racquetball courts, swimming pool, and other athletic facilities. The Citadel Boating center provides canoes, water skis, and sailing and motor boats for qualifying cadets. The Colonel Robert McCormick Beach House on the Isle of Palms is a popular spot for cadet parties and weekend get-togethers.
Athletics/Sports
Athleticism is considered an important aspect of The Citadel experience. The college is proud to boast 100 percent participation in intramural sports. Over 600 Cadets participate in NCAA-sanctioned athletics at The Citadel. As a member of the NCAA Division I (football division I-AA) and the Southern Conference, The Citadel fields ten men's and 7 women's competitive athletic teams. Men's teams include: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, tennis and wrestling. Women's teams include: cross-country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, tennis and volleyball. Club sports are: bicycling, boxing, crew, fencing, judo, karate, lacrosse, pistol, rugby, sailing, scuba, skydiving, volleyball, and waterskiing. Intramural sports are: badminton, basketball (3-on-3), basketball (5-on-5), basketball free-throw, basketball golf, billiards, canoe race, croquet, flag football, handball, horseshoes, inner-tube water polo, jogging, racquetball, soccer, softball, steeplechase, swimming, table tennis, team handball, team sigma delta psi, tennis, track, triathlon, volleyball, wallyball, weight lifting, and wrestling.
Financial Aid
The Citadel's scholarship program is designed to attract outstanding high school graduates to the college, reward undergraduate excellence, and assist those worthy students who desire financial assistance to complete their college education. The Citadel annually awards more than $4.1 million in scholarships. Two types of financial assistance are offered: financial aid, which consists of loans and grants awarded on the basis of need, and scholarships, which are awarded on the basis of merit. Annually more than 70 percent of the Corp of Cadets receives financial aid, and over 40 percent receive scholarships, ranging from several hundred dollars a year to a student's complete expenses for four years. All accepted students are considered for academic scholarships. Admissions portfolios completed by December 1 receive primary scholarship consideration. Student's interested in need-based financial aid are urged to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually, no later than February 28.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must be unmarried, aged, 17 to 23, who are physically qualified for enrollment in ROTC and who are graduates of an accredited secondary school or have satisfactorily completed the General Educational Development examination. The required high school subjects are 4 units of English; 3 units of mathematics (algebra I, algebra II, and geometry); 2 years of the same foreign language; 2 years of a laboratory science (biology, chemistry, or physics); 2 units of social science; and 1 unit of physical education or ROTC. Other considerations include the applicant's rank in class, academic performance, and scores on either the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. Extracurricular activities are viewed as indications of leadership and desirable character traits. All factors are weighed in the final determination of the applicant's qualifications.
