Coaching staff
- Jim StintziDirector of Track & Field and Cross Country
- Soyini ThompsonHead Coach
- Brandon BlantonAssistant Coach - Throws
- Karl ThiessenAssistant Track & Field/Cross Country Coach
- Katherine ThompsonVolunteer Assistant Coach
- Tim DepueVolunteer Coach - Men's Distance
- Ryann HelmersVolunteer Assistant Coach
Campus and facilities
CSU students can choose from more than 50 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in business, criminal justice, computer science, Christian studies, graphic design, education and nursing. Each degree program is combined with a comprehensive liberal arts foundation which is designed to develop problem-solving and communication skills.
- Established
- 1964
- Website
- charlestonsouthern.edu
Facilities
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at CSU
Fields of study
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Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 50%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $34,080 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $34,080 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $45,797 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $20,661 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $17,825 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $19,966 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $18,299 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $21,634 USD
- Over $110,000
- $23,963 USD