	College of Charleston 2016 University Academic Rankings
The College of Charleston (also known as CofC, The College, or simply, Charleston) is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, the university's name reflects its history as the oldest college in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, and the oldest municipal college in the country. The founders of the College include three future signers of the Declaration of Independence (Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward) and three future signers of the United States Constitution (John Rutledge, Charles Pinckney and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney). Founded to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of liberal education," the university is one of the oldest universities in the United States. History Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, the College of Charleston is the oldest institution of higher education in South Carolina. During the colonial period, wealthy families sent their sons abroad or to universities in Middle Atlantic and Northern colonies for higher education. By the mid-18th century, many leading citizens supported the idea of establishing an institution of higher learning within the state. On January 30, 1770, Lieutenant Governor William Bull recommended to the colony's general assembly the establishment of a provincial college. However, internal disagreements, political rivalries and the American Revolution delayed its progress. After the war, South Carolinians returned their attention to establishing a college. On March 19, 1785, the College of Charleston was chartered to "encourage and institute youth in the several branches of liberal education." The act of the statehouse provided for three colleges simultaneously: one in Charleston, one in Winnsboro and one in Cambridge. The Act also granted the college almost 9 acres (3.6 ha) of land bounded by present-day Calhoun, St. Philip, Coming and George streets; three-fourths of the land was soon sold to pay debts, but the college is still centered in that section of Charleston. Only the College of Charleston continues today as a college. The college was rechartered in 1791 because of questions about the 1785 Act, and the trustees hired Reverend (later Bishop) Robert Smith as the first president of the college, and the first classes were held at his home on Glebe Street (the current home of the College of Charleston president). Robert Smith served as the college's first president. Educated in England, he was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church and relocated to Charleston, where he served as rector of Saint Philip's Church. During the American Revolution, he supported the Patriot cause and even served as a soldier during the siege of the city. He later became the first Episcopal bishop of South Carolina. He relocated the school to a brick range which had been constructed for use as quarters for soldiers during the Revolutionary War. Dr. Smith continued as the president until 1797. It was during his term (1794) that the school graduated its first class with the degree of A.B., a class which consisted of six students. The oldest of the students was only 18, and the work for a degree was considered so easy that one of its first graduates said that "the whole thing was absurd." Upon the resignation of Dr. Smith in 1797, the school became sporadic and eventually closed completely in 1811. It was revived in 1824 with the hiring of Rev. Jasper Adams from Brown University for a salary of $2500. Rev. Adams' plans for enlarging the school met opposition both locally and from the General Assembly which found his plans antagonistic to the interest of the South Carolina College (today known as the University of South Carolina). Adams left the sch ... [more on wikipedia]

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College of Charleston Details

College of Charleston Details
detail	value
state	South Carolina
conference	Colonial Athletic Association
public	Public
scores	1745/1163/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[219
overall ROI rank	[233
size	medium
undergrads	10440
grads	1016
price	44332
drop	35
stem	22
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for College of Charleston?

1. number 219 for Academics.

2. number 233 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to College of Charleston?

1. Salisbury University

2. Western Washington University

3. SUNY College at Oswego

4. Loyola University Chicago

5. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

6. University of Northern Iowa

7. University of Minnesota-Duluth

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

College of Charleston National Academic Rankings

College of Charleston National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	219	182	189	167	188	153	159	208	233
Colonial Athletic Association	10	8	8	11	11	10	10	15	11
South East Region	34	34	43	36	47	48	47	85	62
State of South Carolina	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	13	5
Top Ten Top250	219	182	189	167	188	153	159	208	233
Top Ten State of South Carolina	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	7	5

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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College of Charleston Peer Universities, Similar Universities to College of Charleston

College of Charleston Peer Universities, Similar Universities to College of Charleston
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
91.77	Salisbury University	Maryland	Empire Eight / Capital Athleti...	Public	AboveAverage	243	358
91.58	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	297	338
91.26	SUNY College at Oswego	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	AboveAverage	361	450
86.59	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
86.59	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	Tennessee	Southern Conference	Public	Average	434	464
86.48	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
86.38	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Minnesota	Northern Sun Intercollegiate C...	Public	Average	464	346
86.33	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
86.27	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	302	258
85.79	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
85.63	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
85.62	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
85.45	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
85.37	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
85.37	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
84.61	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	485	352
84.57	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
84.50	SUNY College at Brockport	New York	Empire Eight / State Universit...	Public	Average	473	487
82.93	Bradley University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	326	177
82.08	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	383	384
81.79	California Lutheran University	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	481	488
81.45	Rockhurst University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	404	250
81.04	University of the Sciences	Pennsylvania	Central Atlantic Collegiate Conf	Private	AboveAverage	338	272
80.85	University of Dallas	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	AboveAverage	282	175
79.84	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	350	253
79.70	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	354	263
79.48	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Average	451	347
79.37	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266
79.30	University of Maine	Maine	Atlantic 10 Conference / Ameri...	Public	Average	248	245
79.29	The University of Montana	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	372	232
79.14	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
79.08	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Public	Average	466	414
79.07	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
79.03	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	Public	Average	491	364
78.89	Pace University-New York	New York	Northeast 10 Conference	Private	Average	476	465
78.76	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
78.72	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
78.46	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
78.36	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
78.06	Rutgers University-Newark	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	371	392
77.84	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
77.81	Howard University	Washington DC	Mid Eastern Athletic Conference	Private	Average	343	429
77.80	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
77.70	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
77.66	California State University-Chico	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	392	409
77.64	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
77.54	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
77.46	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
77.37	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
77.26	University of St Thomas	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	238	156

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College of Charleston Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to College of Charleston

College of Charleston Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to College of Charleston
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.42	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
97.35	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
96.13	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
95.49	Loyola Marymount University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	218	233
94.16	Mid - American Conference (Average)	-	Mid American Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	185
94.13	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
93.20	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
91.60	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
90.93	Pepperdine University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Good	212	231
90.92	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
89.59	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	187	201
88.89	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Good	223	217
87.93	Trinity College	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Good	215	225
87.61	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
87.22	Thomas Aquinas College	California	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Good	223	243
84.72	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221

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