Student Population at AU

Total Enrollment

4,121

Undergraduate

3,237

Graduate

884

Online Enrollment

872

Men Students

1,436

Women Students

2,685

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,121 students have enrolled at Anderson University (Anderson, SC) - 3,237 undergraduate and 884 graduate.

By gender, 1,436 male and 2,685 female students are attending Anderson University (Anderson, SC). By attendance status, there are 3,616 full-time students and 505 part-time students.

The number of students at Anderson University (Anderson, SC) is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Citadel Military College of South Carolina and Coastal Carolina University, its population is small (average population is 6,257).

Anderson University (Anderson, SC) offers online degree/certificate programs and 872 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Anderson University (Anderson, SC) and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,436 male and 2,685 female students attending AU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.53 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at AU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at AU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,237	2,857	380
Men	1,068	947	121
Women	2,169	1,910	259

Population by Gender/Attending Status at AU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	884	759	125
Men	368	294	74
Women	516	465	51

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,329 White students (80.78%) and 395 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (9.59%) at Anderson University (Anderson, SC)(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Anderson University (Anderson, SC).

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Anderson University (Anderson, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	55	11	44
Black or African American	145	59	86
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,706	865	1,841
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	325	130	195
Total	3,237	1,068	2,169

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Anderson University (Anderson, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	8	6	2
Black or African American	183	92	91
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	623	231	392
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	70	39	31
Total	884	368	516

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,184 students whose age under twenty five and 674 students whose age is over thirty years old at Anderson University (Anderson, SC).

Especially, 217 students are younger than eighteen and 14 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Anderson University (Anderson, SC).

Population by Student Age at Anderson University (Anderson, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,237	1,068	2,169
Under 18	217	66	151
18-19	1,358	429	929
20-21	1,175	396	779
22-24	258	110	148
25-29	71	29	42
30-34	48	12	36
35-39	39	11	28
40-49	54	9	45
50-64	17	6	11
Total	3,237	1,068	2,169

Population by Student Age at Anderson University (Anderson, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	884	368	516
20-21	4	1	3
22-24	172	63	109
25-29	192	59	133
30-34	116	40	76
35-39	111	51	60
40-49	173	80	93
50-64	102	63	39
65 and over	14	11	3
Total	884	368	516

Online Student Population

At Anderson University (Anderson, SC), 2,360 students (57.27% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 872 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 578 students live in South Carolina where Anderson University (Anderson, SC) is located in and 282 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,121	3,237	884
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	872	248	624
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,488	1,481	7
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,761	1,508	253

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	872	248	624
South Carolina Residents	578	176	402
Other State in U.S.	282	70	212
Outside of U.S.	8	0	8
Unknown	4	2	2