Colleges in Charleston South Carolina

County: Charleston

Elevation: 118 feet

Land Area: 97.0 square miles

Population Density: 1155 people per square mile

Population: 111,978

Population change since 2000: 15.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (62.3%), Black (34.0%), Hispanic (1.5%), Two or more races (0.9%), Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries (City): English (10.8%), German (10.6%), Irish (9.1%), United States (6.2%), Scottish (3.3%), Italian (3.2%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (174.1 miles , pop. 540,828)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (566.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550)

Nearest cities: James Island, SC (2.1 miles ), Bear Swamp, SC (2.4 miles ), North Charleston, SC (2.6 miles ), Johns Island, SC (2.8 miles ), Mount Pleasant, SC (2.9 miles ), Sullivan's Island, SC (3.0 miles ), Hanahan, SC (3.0 miles ), Folly Beach, SC (3.0 miles )

Amtrak station near Charleston: 7 miles: CHARLESTON (N. CHARLESTON, 4565 GAYNOR AVE.)

Charleston Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age below state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Number of college students above state average.

High school or higher: 83.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 13.90%

Colleges/Universities in Charleston:

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

Full-time enrollment: 9,756, Location: 66 GEORGE ST, Public, Website: www.cofc.edu, Offers Master's degree

TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 5,925, Location: 7000 Rivers Avenue, Public, Website: www.tridenttech.org

CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

FT enrollment: 2,701, Location: 171 MOULTRIE ST, Public, Website: www.citadel.edu, Offers Master's degree

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 2,191, Location: 9200 UNIVERSITY BLVD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.csuniv.edu, Offers Master's degree

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

FT enrollment: 2,162, Location: 171 ASHLEY AVE, Public, Website: www.musc.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY-CHARLESTON

FT enrollment: 1,335, Location: 701 EAST BAY ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.jwusc.edu

BETA TECH

FT enrollment: 130, Location: 8088 RIVERS AVE, Private, not-for-profit

CHARLESTON COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 105, Location: 8484 DORCHESTER RD, Private, for-profit)