A profile of The Citadel Class of 2017

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The Citadel Class of 2017 includes 551 South Carolina Corps of Cadets, 7 active duty students and 23 veteran students, as well as 372 students from The Citadel Graduate College (CGC) and Evening Undergraduate Program (operated by the CGC). The total number of graduates from The Citadel is 953.

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South Carolina Corps of Cadets graduation statistics

  • Cadets: 551
  • Active Duty: 7
  • Veteran Day Students: 23
  • Legacies (Cadets with alumni parent or grandparent): 55

Commissions

  • Total: 129
  • Air Force: 24
  • Army: 93
  • Marines: 11
  • Navy: 10

Academic Honors

  • Total: 328
  • Distinguished Military Commissioning Cadets: 31
  • Honors Program: 13
  • Summa Cum Laude: 33
  • Magna Cum Laude: 50
  • Cum Laude: 52
  • Phi Kappa Phi: 79
  • Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities: 70

Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business

  • Total: 169

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Total: 204
  • Criminal Justice: 86
  • English: 12
  • History: 27
  • Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures: 7
  • Political Science: 60
  • Psychology: 12

School of Science and Mathematics

  • Total: 88
  • Biology: 21
  • Chemistry: 11
  • Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences: 30
  • Mathematics and Computer Science: 19
  • Physics: 7

School of Engineering

  • Total: 79
  • Civil and Environmental: 57
  • Electrical and Computer: 20
  • Mechanical: 2

Zucker Family School of Education Total

Total: 11

CGC graduation statistics

The Class of 2017 includes 372 graduates from The Citadel Graduate College’s masters and evening undergraduate programs. (Graduate certificates not included.)

Total: 372

Master of Arts

Master of Arts in Education

Master of Arts in Teaching

  • Secondary Education (for initial certification only in Biology, English, Mathematics and Social Studies): 16
  • Middle Grades (for initial certification only in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies): 1
  • Physical Education Grades K-12 (for initial certification in Physical Education): 4

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Master of Education

Master of Science

Specialist in Education

Bachelor of Science

  • Business Administration: 33
  • Civil Engineering: 11
  • Electrical Engineering: 22
  • Mechanical Engineering: 10
  • Social Studies Education: 0

Bachelor of Arts

  • Criminal Justice: 9
  • Political Science: 0