Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Catawba'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 North Carolina.
Catawba has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,668 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Catawba College1,3761,262114
Similarly Ranked Schools1,6681,480188
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 North Carolina1,9731,523719
The below chart compares the student population between Catawba College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 664 male and 712 female students attending Catawba. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.93 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 Catawba.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Catawba
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,2621,147115
Men60357627
Women65957188
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Catawba
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1141131
Men61601
Women53530

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 737 White students (53.56%) and 278 Black or African American students (20.20%) at Catawba College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Catawba College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Catawba College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian15510
Black or African American260157103
Hispanic1275770
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White671290381
Two or More Races542628
Race/Ethnicity Unknown451728
Total 1,262603659
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Catawba College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American18108
Hispanic945
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White663234
Two or More Races321
Race/Ethnicity Unknown541
Total 1146153

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,094 students whose age under twenty five and 133 students whose age is over thirty years old at Catawba College.
Especially, 25 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Catawba College.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Catawba College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,262 603659
Under 1825 1213
18-19449 282167
20-21431 205226
22-24113 7142
25-2934 1420
30-3418 711
35-3927 126
40-4943 637
50-6420 317
65 and over2 20
unknown100 0100
Total 1,262 603659
Population by Student Age at Catawba College
TotalMenWomen
Total114 6153
20-215 23
22-2471 4328
25-2914 77
30-3411 47
35-394 22
40-495 14
50-643 12
unknown1 10
Total 114 6153

Online Student Population

At Catawba College, 555 students (40.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 230 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, 180 students live in North Carolina where Catawba College is located in and 31 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,3761,262114
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes23015080
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3253250
Not Enrolled in Online Classes82178734
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)23015080
North Carolina Residents18011763
Other State in U.S.311516
Outside of U.S.110
Unknown18171