Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Clemson's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
Clemson has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 34,929 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (8,899 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Clemson University29,07723,4015,676
Similarly Ranked Schools34,92927,1627,767
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina8,8997,2851,749
The below chart compares the student population between Clemson University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,430 male and 15,647 female students attending Clemson. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.86 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 Clemson.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Clemson
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total23,40122,656745
Men10,70710,307400
Women12,69412,349345
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Clemson
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,6763,3942,282
Men2,7231,787936
Women2,9531,6071,346

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,007 White students (72.25%) and 2,260 Hispanic students (7.77%) at Clemson University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Clemson University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Clemson University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native562432
Asian688351337
Black or African American1,165507658
Hispanic2,1279511,176
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander17611
White17,6968,0669,630
Two or More Races909403506
Race/Ethnicity Unknown531280251
Total 23,40110,70712,694
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Clemson University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native835
Asian1084860
Black or African American370123247
Hispanic1335974
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander633
White3,3111,4051,906
Two or More Races1527181
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1055055
Total 5,6762,7232,953

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,703 students whose age under twenty five and 2,300 students whose age is over thirty years old at Clemson University.
Especially, 125 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Clemson University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Clemson University
TotalMenWomen
Total23,401 10,70712,694
Under 18124 2995
18-199,211 3,7615,450
20-2110,596 4,7415,855
22-242,956 1,8531,103
25-29339 227112
30-3477 5027
35-3938 1820
40-4937 1918
50-6418 612
65 and over5 32
Total 23,401 10,70712,694
Population by Student Age at Clemson University
TotalMenWomen
Total5,676 2,7232,953
Under 181 10
18-192 11
20-21111 3576
22-241,702 815887
25-291,735 925810
30-34875 448427
35-39456 199257
40-49568 219349
50-64211 74137
65 and over15 69
Total 5,676 2,7232,953

Online Student Population

At Clemson University, 11,052 students (38.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,046 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, 1,294 students live in South Carolina where Clemson University is located in and 742 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total29,07723,4015,676
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,0461501,896
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,0068,205801
Not Enrolled in Online Classes18,02515,0462,979
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,0461501,896
South Carolina Residents1,2941311,163
Other State in U.S.74218724
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown1019