The Citadel

Contact Information The Citadel 171 Moultrie St. Charleston, SC 29409-0002 SC Tel. 843-953-5000 Fax 843-953-6767

Type: School
On the web: http://www.citadel.edu
Employees: 580

A state-supported military college, The Citadel traces its roots back to the South Carolina Military Academy, which was founded in 1842. Today's Citadel maintains an enrollment of about 2,200 undergraduate cadets and more than 1,000 graduate students; about a third go on to military careers. The Citadel has 14 academic departments offering bachelor's and master's degrees in 17 areas as well as a continuing education program. Previously all-male, the school was challenged when Shannon Faulkner sued for admission to the college in 1993; as a result, about six percent of Citadel cadets are female. Major General John Grinalds retired as president in 2005; he was replaced in 2006 by Lieutenant General John W. Rosa.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2008:
Sales: $1.9M

Officers:
President: John W. Rosa Jr.
Provost and Dean of the College: Samuel M. (Sam) Hines Jr.
VP Finance and Business Affairs: Sue E. Mitchell

An undergraduate and graduate private military school in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842 by the South Carolina General Assembly, it formed the South Carolina Military Academy with the Arsenal in Columbia. It is state-funded and first admitted female cadets in 1996.

Occupied by Union forces from 1865 to 1879, it was closed during the Reconstruction and reopened in 1881.

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