Founded in 1964, Charleston Southern is located near historic Charleston and the beautiful beaches of the South Carolina coastline.

Charleston Southern is one of South Carolina’s largest accredited, independent universities, enrolling approximately 3,200 students. Affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the University’s mission is promoting academic excellence in a Christian environment.

Named to the John Templeton Foundation’s Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and named one of America’s 100 Best College Buys and one of America’s Top 100 Christian Colleges, the University’s vision is to be a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading and serving.

The University awards bachelor’s and master’s degrees and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers more than 30 undergraduate majors and four graduate programs in business, criminal justice and education. Each degree program is combined with a comprehensive liberal arts foundation, which is designed to develop problem-solving and communication skills.

Beyond the classroom, students participate in a variety of campus activities including academic clubs, service organizations, intramural athletics and campus ministries. The University offers intercollegiate athletics for both men and women, competing in the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. Charleston Southern fields teams in basketball, baseball, softball, women’s soccer, cross country, track and field, golf, tennis and volleyball, as well as an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) football team.