Student Population at CSU

The following chart compares CSU'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.

CSU has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,317 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).

The below chart compares the student population between Charleston Southern University and similar colleges.

By gender, there are 1,419 male and 2,413 female students attending CSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 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 CSU.

At Charleston Southern University, 2,276 students (59.39% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 689 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, 527 students live in South Carolina where Charleston Southern University is located in and 146 students have enrolled from other states.