Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Chowan'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.
Chowan has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,738 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina average (1,973 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Chowan University67560372
Similarly Ranked Schools1,7381,546192
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 Chowan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 388 male and 287 female students attending Chowan. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.35 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 Chowan.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chowan
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total60357627
Men36435410
Women23922217
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chowan
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total722052
Men241014
Women481038

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 340 Black or African American students (50.37%) and 187 White students (27.70%) at Chowan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Chowan University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chowan University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian211
Black or African American29119794
Hispanic532924
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White1718487
Two or More Races291316
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 603364239
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chowan University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian000
Black or African American491732
Hispanic110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White16214
Two or More Races211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 722448

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 605 students whose age under twenty five and 45 students whose age is over thirty years old at Chowan University.
Especially, 7 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Chowan University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Chowan University
TotalMenWomen
Total603 364239
Under 187 25
18-19274 163111
20-21217 13285
22-2474 5321
25-2914 68
30-344 31
35-392 11
40-498 26
50-643 21
Total 603 364239
Population by Student Age at Chowan University
TotalMenWomen
Total72 2448
20-213 12
22-2430 1416
25-2911 38
30-348 35
35-393 12
40-497 25
50-6410 010
Total 72 2448

Online Student Population

At Chowan University, 268 students (39.70% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 91 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, 70 students live in North Carolina where Chowan University is located in and 21 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total67560372
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes912467
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1771725
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4074070
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)912467
North Carolina Residents702050
Other State in U.S.21417
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000