OpenFieldThe Citadel · Charleston, South Carolina, United States
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, is a historic landmark institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. Renowned for its South Carolina Corps of Cadets and the civilian Citadel Graduate College, The Citadel has been ranked the #1 Public College in the South by U.S. News & World Report for over 13 consecutive years, acclaimed for engineering, cybersecurity, and principled leadership.
The Citadel comprises five schools: the School of Engineering, the Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business, the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Zucker Family School of Education. Its Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.
Corps of Cadets undergraduate admissions require high school graduation, physical readiness standards, minimum GPA of 2.50, and leadership review. Citadel Graduate College (civilian evening/online) requires an accredited bachelor's degree with a 3.0+ GPA, resume, letters of recommendation, and department-specific materials.
Historic ABET-accredited civil engineering program emphasizing coastal storm protection structures, seismic foundation design, structural steel mechanics, and surveying.
NSA/DHS-designated program joint with College of Charleston covering penetration testing, network forensics, secure hardware systems, and incident response architecture.
Hands-on engineering degree focusing on thermodynamic systems, flight propulsion, robotics, additive manufacturing, and computer-aided finite element design.
Nationally acclaimed online and on-campus master's degree exploring grand strategy, maritime naval warfare history, operational doctrine, and insurgency dynamics.
Rigorous undergraduate biological training utilizing Lowcountry salt marshes and Ashley River estuaries for coastal ecology and molecular biomedical research.
Competitive undergraduate and graduate fellowship conducting vulnerability audits on industrial IoT control systems, maritime port cyber-defenses, and geopolitical cyber warfare threat intelligence.
President & Former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Office of the President
General Glenn M. Walters serves as the 20th president of The Citadel, a retired four-star US Marine Corps general and Citadel alumnus who previously served as t...
View researcher profile ↗Professor & Head of Cyber and Computer Sciences
Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences
Dr. Banik is an internationally recognized computer scientist directing Citadel cyber programs, researching peer-to-peer security, cloud computing resilience, a...
View researcher profile ↗Department Head & Professor of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering
Dr. Davis is a professional engineer and leading transportation scholar, researching highway safety metrics, traffic simulation modeling, and coastal evacuation...
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