Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Benedict's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
Benedict has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,258 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Benedict College1,6911,62863
Similarly Ranked Schools2,2582,039255
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina1,5691,441274
The below chart compares the student population between Benedict College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 830 male and 861 female students attending Benedict. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.96 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 Benedict.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Benedict
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,6281,487141
Men79272567
Women83676274
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Benedict
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6363141
Men383867
Women252574

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,276 Black or African American students (75.46%) and 133 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (7.87%) at Benedict College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Benedict College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Benedict College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native431
Asian220
Black or African American1,222612610
Hispanic462125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White18126
Two or More Races411724
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1325577
Total 1,628792836
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Benedict College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian000
Black or African American543420
Hispanic202
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White110
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown101
Total 633825

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,538 students whose age under twenty five and 74 students whose age is over thirty years old at Benedict College.
Especially, 85 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Benedict College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Benedict College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,628 792836
Under 1885 2164
18-19549 278271
20-21555 267288
22-24313 162151
25-2966 2937
30-3414 86
35-3913 103
40-4914 68
50-6419 118
Total 1,628 792836
Population by Student Age at Benedict College
TotalMenWomen
Total63 3825
20-211 10
22-2435 269
25-2913 58
30-344 31
35-392 11
40-495 14
50-642 02
65 and over1 10
Total 63 3825

Online Student Population

At Benedict College, 932 students (55.12% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 112 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, 80 students live in South Carolina where Benedict College is located in and 32 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,6911,62863
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1129616
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8208191
Not Enrolled in Online Classes75971346
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1129616
South Carolina Residents806911
Other State in U.S.32275
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000