CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (June 5, 2025) — The South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2025 are now part of the Long Gray Line.
More than 400 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and almost 400 students from The Citadel Graduate College accepted their degrees during the commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 3. Approximately 30% of the graduating cadets accepted commissions as officers into the US Armed Services.
The top academic programs for the Class of 2025 included Intelligence and Security Studies, Mechanical Engineering, Management, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Finance, and Marketing and Business Development.
Graduates accepted their diploma from President of The Citadel Gen Glenn W Walters, USMC (Ret), Class of 1979.
About The Citadel
The Citadel, with its iconic campus located in Charleston, South Carolina, offers a classic military-college education for young men and women focused on leadership excellence and academic distinction. The approximately 2,300 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military, but about one-third of each class earn commissions to become officers in every branch of US military service. Citadel alumni have served the nation, their states, and their communities as principled leaders since 1842. The Citadel Graduate College offers dozens of graduate degree, graduate certificate, and evening undergraduate programs in the evening or online. The Citadel has been consecutively named Best Public College in the South by US News and World Report for fourteen years and N° 1 Best Public College for Veterans in the South for seven years. Learn more about The Citadel here.
