Mike Ledford
The College of Charleston will confer undergraduate and graduate degrees to approximately 2,100 graduates during its three spring 2024 commencement ceremonies, May 10-11, in the Cistern Yard.
Undergraduate Class of 2024: By the Numbers*
1,386 Graduates
18 Students graduating with top honors
15 Students graduating with A.B. degrees
19 Age of youngest graduate
66 Age of oldest graduate
120 School of the Arts
395 School of Business
74 School of Education
133 School of Health Sciences
477 School of Humanities and Social Sciences
76 School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
266 School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
* Numbers may change once final grades for spring 2024 are posted.
Top 5 Majors
- Psychology: 135 graduates
- Communication: 131 graduates
- Business Administration: 127 graduates
- Biology: 110 graduates
- Public Health: 75 graduates
Undergraduate Class of 2024: Honors College by the Numbers
- 127 students in the Class of 2024
- 30 are double majors
- 1 is a triple major
- 7 are graduating in three years
- 3 are varsity athletes
- 14 are majors in the School of the Arts
- 19 are majors in the School of Business
- 2 are majors in the School of Education
- 11 are majors in the School of Health Sciences
- 40 are majors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- 16 are majors in the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
- 57 are majors in the School of Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering
- 93% of students received Latin honors
- 37% of students will graduate summa cum laude
- 29% of students will graduate magna cum laude
- 27% of students will graduate cum laude
- 100% completed mentored research projects
- 100% of students participated in local community engagement projects
- 41% of students participated in two or more undergraduate research experiences
- 77% of students presented research or showed the results of their creative work at a professional conference, symposium or public forum
- 14% of students published their research
- 68% of students participated in an internship and/or another relevant professional experience
- 32% of students participated in two or more internships
- 67% of students participated in four or more high impact learning experiences
- 79% of students held a student leadership position on campus or in the community
- 50% of students had at least one international experience
- 30% of students have a job offer and plan to enter the workforce
- 28% of students admitted to a graduate or professional school
- 19% of students received a scholarship, grant or fellowship for post-graduate work
- 23 members of the Charleston Fellows Program
- 8 members of the International Scholars Program
- 7 participated in the Honors STEAM Entrepreneurship-Living Learning Community
- 1 Goldwater Scholarship recipient
- 1 critical Language Scholarship recipient
- 2 received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award
- 5 recipients of the John Lewis Gervais, Jr. Award (awarded to Honors College students who graduate with a 4.0 cumulative GPA)
- 1 recipient of the Presidential Award for Scholarship, Leadership and Service
- 1 recipient of the Ted Stern Cup
Graduate School Class of 2024: By the Numbers*
95 Master’s degree and graduate certificate candidates
10 M.A. in Communication
2 M.A. in English
8 M.A. in History
4 M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education
8 M.A.T. in Elementary Education
1 M.A.T. in Performing Arts Education
1 M.Ed. in Languages
1 M.Ed. in Science and Mathematics Education
9 M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Advocacy
54 Master of Business Administration
8 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
7 Master of Public Administration
10 M.S. in Accountancy
9 M.S. in Child Life
2 M.S. in Computer and Information Science
2 M.S. in Data Science and Analytics
15 M.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
3 M.S. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and Master of Public Administration concurrent program
4 M.S. in Mathematical Sciences
5 M.S. in Marine Biology
5 Arts and Cultural Management Graduate Certificate
1 Multilingual Learners Graduate Certificate
3 Operations Research Graduate Certificate
3 Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Certificate
*Numbers may change once final grades for spring 2024 are posted. Also includes summer graduates with permission to attend the ceremony.
