2022 Fall Citadel at a Glance & Fact Sheet 2015 data as noted

The Citadel's Mission
- To educate and develop our students to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling the core values of The
Citadel in a disciplined and intellectually challenging environment.

The Citadel's Core Values
- Honor, Duty, Respect

Cadet Development at The Citadel
- Corps of Cadets Enrollment
     - Total population: aprox 2,350
     - In-State: aprox 1,292 - 55%
     - Out-of State: aprox 1,048 - 45%
     - States Represented: 36
     - International Students: aprox 30
     - Male: 88%
     - Female 12%
     - Caucasian: 77%
     - Ethnic Minority: 22%
     - International: aprox 1%


- The Corps consists of five battalions, withe a total of 21 separate companies.
- Cadets are required to participate in Leadership Day, an annual event during which members of the Corps provide more than 1,300 hours and an estimated $185,000 worth of volunteer service community partners.
- Mandatory leadership and ethics studies in a military culture that provides real-life leadership challenges. Active partnerships with 36 community organizations in the Lowcountry, including students in Title 1 schools where test scores are critically low and poverty is high.

Points of Pride
• The Citadel’s U.S. News & World Report 2022 ratings (https://today.citadel.edu/the-citadel-ranked-1-top-public-college-
in-the-south-for-11th-year-by-u-s-news-world-report/):
o Ranked No. 1 Public College in the South offering up to a master’s degree for eleven consecutive years (2012-
22),
o Ranked No. 1 Best College for Veterans in the South, three consecutive years
o Ranked No. 6 Best Undergraduate Teaching, Regional Universities in South
o Ranked No. 10 Most Innovative Schools, Regional Universities in South
o Ranked No. 16 Nationally, Best Undergraduate Engineering Program
o Ranked No. 21 Best Value School in the South
• Medal of Honor recipients speak to incoming Citadel freshman https://today.citadel.edu/medal-of-honor-recipients-
speak-to-incoming-citadel-freshman/
• Getting the most out of MUSC’s partnership with The Citadel https://today.citadel.edu/getting-the-most-out-of-muscs-
partnership-with-the-citadel/
• Getting here for Matriculation Day: A message from the Commandant of Cadets https://today.citadel.edu/getting-
here-for-matriculation-day-a-message-from-the-commandant-of-cadets/
• No tuition increases for The Citadel’s cadets and students in 2022-23 https://today.citadel.edu/no-tuition-increases-
for-the-citadels-cadets-and-students-in-2022-23/
• The Citadel’s ROTC Program Ranked best in nation https://today.citadel.edu/the-citadels-rotc-program-ranked-best-in-
nation/

Academics
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1
- Undergraduate majors: 31
- Masters, certificate and evening undergraduate programs: more than 50
- Average undergraduate class size: 18
- Average graduate class size: 14

The following Academic Data is from 2015 Fact sheet
- Corps of Cadets 4-year graduation rate: 62% (the highest of all South Carolina's colleges)
- Undergraduate degrees conferred annually: aprox 500
- Full 10-year accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges with no recommendations for improvements or further action required.
- The Zucker Family School of Education received the coveted eight-year accreditation from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
- Mechanical Engineering - only undergraduate program in Charleston area.
- Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) - only program in South Carolina.
- Designed for working professionals.
- Graduates have a 95 percent PMP Certification pass rate.
- The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Center of Excellence hosts one of the largest annual STEM competitions in the South: Storm The Citadel!

Military
- Approximately 33 percent of graduating cadets commissioned into military service.

The following Military Data is from 2015 Fact sheet

- ROTC program rated No. 1 by The Washington Monthly in 2014.
- Branches of armed forces cadets commission into: Army (72%), Air Force (11%), Navy (7%), Marine Corps (8%) and Coast Guard (2%).
- Army ROTC program recipient of MacArthur Award for achieving standards representing the ideals of "duty,honor, country," as practiced by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

Financial

2022-2023 Cost of Attendance (Tuition, Fees, Room, Board, Quartermaster)

                             In-State                           Non-SC Residents
Freshman                                        $31,943                     $55,199
Sophomore, Junior, Senior             $26,428                                    $49,684

• 85% of cadets at The Citadel receive some sort of financial aid (over 70% receive donor-provided scholarships)
• State funding provides ~8% of the total operating budget. Since 2011, The Citadel Foundation has outpaced the state of
South Carolina as the college’s primary benefactor.
• Cost of Attendance is an “all-in-one” rate that includes uniforms, housing, meals, laundry, dry-cleaning, books, and
haircuts. (These costs do not include other fees set by the college, such as specific targeted fees or lab fees, which vary
according to the academic major or schedule of each cadet or student.)

Graduate College & College Transfer Program

Enrollment 1,058 In-State 81% Out-of-State 18%

Evening Undergraduate Studies Tuition (per credit hour)
In-State $488 Out-of-State $925 Online $500

Graduate College Tuition (per credit hour)
In-State $595 Out-of-State $1,020 Online $695

The following Alumni Data is from 2015 Fact sheet
- Total living alums: aprox 35,000
- Medal of Honor Recipients: 1
- Astronauts: 1
-  U.S. Senators: 3
-  U.S. Congressmen: 12
- U.S. Ambassadors: 8
- State Governors: 6
- College Presidents/Chancellors/Superintendents: 41
- Flag Officers: 276
- Army Chief of Staff: 1
- Four-Star Generals: 4
- Three-Star Generals: 29
- Vice Admiral: 1
- Adjutants General: 10
- Four-Star Generals/Royal Thai Armed Forces: 6
-  Distinguished Service Cross recipients for extraordinary heroism: 21
- Navy Cross recipinets: 9
- "Ace's": 5
- USAF Thunderbirds: 4
-  U.S. Navy Blue Angels: 4
- 1st Team All-Americans: 57
- Types of graduate scholarships won:
          - Fulbright: 25
          - Truman: 3 (since 1998)
          - Boren Fellowship: 4 (since 2009)

Knob (Freshman) Profile - Class of 2026 as of 9/9/22

- Matriculates: 790

- Legacy Knobs - 158

- Female -117

- Average SAT score: 1185 (179 Reporting)

- Average high school GPA: 3.76

Athletics

Men’s Teams 8 Women’s Teams 6
• 28 Academic All-America citations by the College Sports Information Directors of America
• SoCon member (Southern Conference)

Citadel Information

Office of The Commandant
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/commandant
• For fundraising information, contact Ashley Santos, Assoc. Vice President, Principal Gifts/Capital Campaign Manager,
843‐953‐9235, santosa@citadelfoundation.org

Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/ssm
• For fundraising information, contact Bobby Houck, Asst. Dean of Development, 843‐953‐0744,
houckb@citadelfoundation.org

Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/bsb
• For fundraising information, contact Lauren Duffy, Asst. Dean of Development, 843‐953‐1626,
duffyl@citadelfoundation.org

Zucker Family School of Education
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/education
• For fundraising information, contact Rob Stephenson, Assoc. Vice President for Major Gifts, 843‐953‐6994,
stephensonr@citadelfoundation.org

School of Engineering
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/engineering
• For fundraising information, contact Jayne Martinko, Asst. Dean of Development, 843‐953‐9078,
martinkoj@citadelfoundation.org

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/shss
• For fundraising information, contact Donna Factor, Asst. Dean of Development, 843‐953‐5258,
factord@citadelfoundation.org

• Fine Arts Update

Did you know the newest campus building will include a performance auditorium, art gallery, art studio, and digital
media lab? Or that over 25% of the corps are taking art classes each year with 16 art classes this fall? During
Homecoming 2022, we will hold a launch reception for the Friends of the Fine Arts, a membership affinity group to
support these exciting new opportunities. Alumni are also encouraged to submit their artwork for inclusion in the first
alumni art exhibition to be held in the library during Homecoming. If you are interested in submitting artwork for
consideration, please complete this form https://tinyurl.com/citadelart.Contact Tiffany Silverman, Director of Fine Arts,
at silvermant@citadelfoundation.org or Instagram//Facebook at @ArtAtTheCitadel for all the details

Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics
• https://krausecenter.citadel.edu/
• For fundraising information, contact Ashley Santos, Assoc. Vice President, Principal Gifts/Capital Campaign Manager,
843‐953‐9235, santosa@citadelfoundation.org

Citadel Athletics
• https://citadelsports.com/
• For fundraising information, contact Gaylord Greene, Vice President for Athletic Development, (843) 953-5389,
greeneg@citadelfoundation.org

Daniel Library
• http://library.citadel.edu/home
• For fundraising information, contact Caroline Smoak, Director of Annual Giving, 843-953-583,
smoakc@citadelfoundation.org

Citadel Graduate College
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/graduatecollege
• For fundraising information, contact Caroline Smoak, Director of Annual Giving, 843-953-583,
smoakc@citadelfoundation.org

ROTC Programs
• http://www.citadel.edu/root/rotc• For fundraising information, contact Caroline Smoak, Director of Annual Giving, 843-953-583,
smoakc@citadelfoundation.org