The Citadel
Military college in Charleston
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| 2024 | Ed Conroy begins his third season as head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, marking his seventh season overall with the program. |
| 2024 | The Citadel Bulldogs compete in the 2024-25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). |
| 2024 | Forbes ranked The Citadel 201st out of the top 500 rated private and public colleges and universities in America, 93rd among Public colleges, and 47th in the south. |
| 2022 | U.S. News & World Report ranked The Citadel highest among master's degree offering public institutions in the 'Regional Universities – South' category for the twelfth consecutive year. The school was also ranked first in Best College for Veterans, sixth in Best Undergraduate Teaching, and tenth in Most Innovative Schools. |
| 2022 | Money magazine ranked The Citadel 78th out of 744 U.S. colleges for affordability, scholarship availability, average student debt, graduation rate, and average graduate earnings. |
| January 2021 | The Baker School of Business relocates from Bond Hall to the newly constructed Bastin Hall, which is the first new academic building added to the campus since 1974. |
| August 2020 | A Fulbright Chair was set to be established in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences during the fall semester. |
| 2019 | The Citadel was ranked 122nd on the list of America's Best Value Colleges by Forbes. |
| August 2019 | The Citadel changed its haircut policy for fourth-class male cadets, allowing them to have hair as long as Department of Defense regulations permit after the initial week, ending the previous requirement of maintaining shaved heads until spring. |
| 2018 | For the 2018-19 school year, seven of 13 sports teams achieved a perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 1,000. |
| 2018 | The student newspaper 'The Brigadier' transitioned from a biweekly print format to an online-only publication format. |
| 2018 | The School of Engineering added a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering program to its academic offerings. |
| 2018 | Sarah Zorn was appointed as the first female to lead the entire South Carolina Corps of Cadets as Regimental Commander. |
| June 1 2018 | The Citadel officially named the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics in recognition of major gifts from the Swain family brothers David C. Swain, Jr. (Class of 1980) and Dr. Christopher C. Swain (Class of 1981), and their respective wives. |
| 2017 | The Citadel War Memorial was dedicated, featuring a circular design with black granite walls and wrought iron gates. The memorial honors 759 Citadel Alumni who were killed in US wars, spanning from the Mexican-American War to modern conflicts. |
| 2017 | The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipe Band combined to perform in the Presidential Inaugural parade. |
| February 22 2017 | The Citadel announces that Tommy Baker and his wife Victoria made a gift to endow business programs, with the business school subsequently named in their honor. |
| 2016 | The football team had a 10-game win streak and won the outright Conference Championship. |
| 2016 | The Economist magazine ranked The Citadel 94th out of nearly 1,300 U.S. colleges for average graduate earnings. |
| 2016 | David L. Preston received the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History for his book, Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution. |
| 2016 | U.S. News & World Report ranked The Citadel's School of Engineering 13th among undergraduate engineering programs without doctoral degrees in the United States, marking the sixth consecutive year in the Top 25. |
| 2015 | The football team recorded nine wins, including a victory over South Carolina, with four players named to All-America teams. |
| 2015 | The Regimental Band was selected for a third time to represent the United States at the Edinburgh Tattoo, performing the opening fanfare for the theme 'East meets West' and a seven-minute segment featuring uniquely American music. |
| 2015 | David L. Preston, Westvaco Professor of National Security Studies in the History Department, won the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History for his book, Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution. |
| 2015 | The school expanded its academic portfolio by adding 13 additional degree and certificate programs, including master's degrees in Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. |
| June 2015 | The Citadel's Board of Visitors voted to move the Confederate naval jack from the chapel to an alternative location on campus. |
| 2014 | The School of Engineering added a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program, expanding its undergraduate engineering offerings. |
| November 11 2014 | The Citadel named its School of Education after the Zucker Family following a $4 million donation from Anita Zucker, recognizing her significant financial contribution to the institution's education programs. |
| 2013 | Cadet Stephen Bowden was named the National Individual Pistol Champion. |
| 2013 | The Band and Pipes performed as the United States representative at the week-long Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax, Canada. |
| 2012 | The Citadel ranked 25th out of all U.S. public colleges in four-year graduation rate, with a four-year graduation rate of 63% (compared to a national average of 30%) and a six-year graduation rate of 72%. |
| 2010 | Major renovations to the Daniel Library were completed in the fall, significantly updating the library's facilities. |
| 2010 | The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team won their most recent Southern Conference regular season and tournament championship. |
| August 2010 | Selected by the Director of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, The Citadel Regimental Band and Pipes performed their seven-minute segment during the Silver Jubilee Tattoo in August. |
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