On Friday, March 24, freshmen – called knobs – from the Class of 2026 will begin one of the most important and highly anticipated events for a cadet. Recognition Day signals the end of the fourth-class system and the months of rules and restrictions that go with it.

Dates of The Citadel’s biggest events for the upcoming academic year The dates for many of the big events, as well as the Bulldogs football schedule, for the 2023 –

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the Baker School of Business’s online Bachelor in Business Administration program as #8 in the nation.

The President’s List, awarded for academic and military excellence, is one of the most distinguished cadet awards presented by The Citadel.

Gold stars are awarded each semester to cadets and students who have earned a grade point ratio of 3.7 or higher.

The dean’s list is a recognition given to cadets and students who are registered for 12 or more semester hours with a GPA of 3.20 or higher.

James Rigney, perhaps better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, will be memorialized at The Citadel with an endowed professorship and scholarship in his name.

The Veteran Student Success Center is one of 14 recipients of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Former Bulldog player and defensive coordinator Maurice Drayton has been named the next head football coach at The Citadel.

Robert Pickering, a member of The Citadel Class of 1994, has been promoted to Chief Inclusive Excellence Officer.