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Real costs by school · Conway, SC · Public

What Coastal Carolina University actually costs at your income.

At Coastal Carolina University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $16,350 per year — the published cost of attendance is $26,692. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)

Every income band — the federal numbers (Public-school prices below reflect what in-state families reported paying; out-of-state families typically pay more.)

Household incomeAvg net price / yr≈ four years*
Under $30k$9,563 / yr$40,308
$30–48k$10,292 / yr$43,381
$48–75k$12,938 / yr$54,534
$75–110k$16,350 / yr$68,915
Over $110k$20,219 / yr$85,223

*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.

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Admit rate75% published — federal data

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How this school's price compares

At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Coastal Carolina University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $10,342 a year — a 39% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it the cheapest of the 4 South Carolina schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $47,258 10 years out — roughly 69% of the four-year cost at this income band.

After graduation — federal data

Graduates earning, 10 yrs out (median)$47,258
Graduate in four years — the rate you're budgeting on37%
Six-year graduation rate53%
Typical graduate's own federal debt$23,750

Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.

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