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Welcome Class of 2023

By Academic Affairs
Posted on 19 August 2019 | 3:45 pm — 

Today, we welcomed the newest members of the Cougar Nation at Convocation 2019! 

Convocation 2019 photo collage of students and provost

With the dawn of another academic year on the horizon, a new class of students will join the Cougars’ ranks this fall. This year’s incoming students in the Class of 2023 hail from across the country and around the globe, bringing with them a host of unique experiences that are sure to enrich the College of Charleston campus for years to come.

Get to know the Class of 2023 with these facts and figures:

Class of 2023: Academic Profile*

The middle 50 percent of freshmen enrolled for fall 2019:

  • Scored between 1080–1260 (in state) and 1110–1270 (out of state) on the SAT
  • Scored between 21–28 (in state) and 23–29 (out of state) on the ACT
  • Had a GPA between 4.087–4.678 (SC Uniform Grading Scale) and 3.3–4.03 (weighted)
  • 13 in-state valedictorians and 19 in-state salutatorians
  • 5 out-of-state valedictorians and 3 out-of-state salutatorians
  • Palmetto Fellows: More than 134

Honors College: Class of 2023 Academic Profile

  • Total number of students: 266
  • Average SAT score: 1360
  • Average ACT score: 30
  • Average GPA – S.C. residents: 4.82
  • Average GPA – non-residents: 4.12
  • Number of S.C. residents: 126
  • Number of non-residents: 140

Honors College: Aiken Fellows Society Class of 2023 Profile

  • Total number of members: 30
  • Average SAT score: 1435
  • Average ACT score: 32
  • Average GPA – S.C. residents: 4.95
  • Average GPA – non-residents: 4.44
  • Number of S.C. residents: 18
  • Number of non-residents: 12
  • Colonial Scholars: 4
  • Huge Scholar: 1
  • Swanson Scholars: 6
  • International Scholars: 9

Read more at https://today.cofc.edu/2019/08/13/cofc-class-of-2023-freshman-profile.

* This information is provisional and should not be considered official data.

Panoramic photo of Cistern Yard during Convocation 2019

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