Academics at Coastal Carolina University - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Coastal Carolina University will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Coastal Carolina University this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 9,917 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University is 683 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 16 to 1 which makes Coastal Carolina University worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Coastal Carolina University , there are 16 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The majority of the instructors (72.0% ) are full-time.

The majority of instructors (72.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (33.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Coastal Carolina University compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

Coastal Carolina University offers 47 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 39 majors within 19 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Coastal Carolina University awarded 2,021 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Health & Physical Education	189	189
Business Administration & Management	181	181
Marketing	157	157
Communication & Media Studies	155	155
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	132	132

Find out what Coastal Carolina University's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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