Citadel Military College of South Carolina vs UC Irvine

Odds, test scores, cost, aid and graduation rates, side by side from each school's own Common Data Set. Add more schools

CMCCitadel Military College of South Carolina28%admitted · 2025-26UC Irvine29%admitted · 2025-26

Getting in

Acceptance rate28.5%28.9%

Early decision rateNo EDNo ED

SAT middle 50%1010–1220—

ACT middle 50%21–26—

Applicant reports on our site—752

Cost and aid

Tuition$8,356 in-state—

Tuition, out-of-state$34,867—

Food and housing$10,229—

Sticker price per year$49,310—

Average need-based grant$18,007$26,853

Average % of need met56.9%85.9%

Outcomes

First-year retention86.8%93.4%

6-year graduation rate75%87%

Undergraduates2,84830,260

Best value in each row is highlighted. Sticker price uses out-of-state tuition for public universities and leaves out books, travel and aid. "—" means the school left the item blank in its Common Data Set.