Real costs by school · Charleston, SC · Public
At College of Charleston, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $20,089 per year — the published cost of attendance is $32,362. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,133 / yr | $51,141 |
| $30–48k | $13,406 / yr | $56,506 |
| $48–75k | $16,797 / yr | $70,799 |
| $75–110k | $20,089 / yr | $84,675 |
| Over $110k | $24,996 / yr | $105,358 |
*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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Run College of Charleston for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between College of Charleston's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $12,273 a year — a 38% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 2nd lowest of the 4 South Carolina schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $56,416 10 years out — roughly 67% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
Run College of Charleston against your student's real GPA, your income band, and your actual high school — odds with the math shown, the paperwork it requires, and its deadlines on one plan. First three schools free.
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