Rankings

• Regional Universities South: #33
• Top Public Schools: #15
• Best Value Schools: #40
• Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #162
• Best Colleges for Veterans: #16
• Best Undergraduate Teaching: #18
• Most Innovative Schools: #4
• Top Performers on Social Mobility: #100 Source

Mission And History

• Mission
• History
• Fast Facts

Accreditations

• University: Coastal Carolina University
• Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
• Accreditation Granted Date: 1976-01-01
• Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2012-01-01
• Next Reaffirmation Due: 2022-01-01

Strategic Goals

• Foster academic excellence through a teacher-scholar model with enhanced and supported effective teaching and scholarly/creative endeavors, expanded learning opportunities, and engagement of all campus community members.
• Promote an educational environment that engages students to develop knowledge, learn and apply skills, and act as responsible, healthy and productive citizens with a global perspective.
• Foster a community of engaged and qualified staff and faculty by providing them with resources, opportunities for professional development, recognition of their contributions and successes, and personal enrichment.
• Engage students, faculty, staff and the greater community in a partnership of learning grounded in the liberal arts, based on respect for diversity and inclusion.
• Effectively communicate the goals, successes, contributions and needs of our University, students, faculty, staff and alumni.
• Support University excellence by ensuring appropriate resources and infrastructure for its long-term viability with a strong focus on fiscal accountability, transparency, planning, fundraising and innovative outreach activities.
• Full Plan

Resources And Documents

• Strategic Plan Goals
• Campus Plan
• Campus Map
• Virtual Tour: (No data available)
• Annual Security And Safety: (No data available)
• Peer Institution

Updated on 01/01/2026