One of the Best Engineering Schools in South Carolina
Engineering Programs for All Students
The Citadel is a public college and offers in-state tuition rates to SC residents that are lower than most private colleges and universities. The School of Engineering offers 5 undergraduate programs that can be taken as a full-time as a cadet or a transfer student in a traditional college/civilian setting during the afternoon and evening.
We’re locally grown and nationally known!
We were among the first 5 engineering programs in the nation and the first in South Carolina and the state’s first accredited program. Today, we have built a top-25 nationally ranked engineering program, among all institutions where the highest degree is a master’s degree – that is both public and affordable.
Read more about our 8th consecutive year as a top-25 nationally ranked program!
You Can Expect Great Things
Our students have had a near 99% job placement rate within the first 6-months of graduation. We constantly work collaboratively with leaders across the industry to make sure that our students are receiving an education that prepares them to be successful on day-1 as a new engineer or project manager. Our alumni can be found all over the world, working for some of the biggest names in the industry, providing solutions to our most critical global issues.
Degree Completion/Transfer Students:
Students who complete pre-requisite coursework and their associates degree at a SC public technical college and then transfer to The Citadel save on average $20,000 in tuition costs (compared to those who complete all 4-years of an engineering degree at a SC public college/university1). Our admissions advisors work closely with prospective transfer students, so that by the time they graduate with their associates, most have already received an admissions offer from The Citadel!
All transfer/degree completion students take their courses during the afternoons-evenings in a traditional civilian classroom/lab setting.
To get started or to learn more, please contact our admissions team at:
Phone: (843) 953-5089
Toll-free phone: (800) 868-1842 and press option 7
Email: transfer@citadel.edu
1 According to tuition data provided by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Ready to Hire the Best Cadets and Students?
Our Engineering Career Expo will take place in-person and on campus on Tuesday, October 12 from 4pm to 8pm.
Learn more and register your company at our Engineering Expo page.
This year marks the first time both Corps of Cadets from The Citadel and Virginia Military Institute (VMI) are led by regimental commanders who are women. 
"The Citadel is simply the best choice for people willing to take on exceptional challenges in college that will lead to exceptional results in life."
Senior Engineering majors will work on construction approaches needed to accommodate electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.