Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares C of Charleston'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.
C of Charleston has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,619 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (8,899 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
College of Charleston11,92610,8801,046
Similarly Ranked Schools3,6192,5941,025
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 College of Charleston and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,770 male and 8,156 female students attending C of Charleston. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.46 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 C of Charleston.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at C of Charleston
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total10,88010,137743
Men3,5183,216302
Women7,3626,921441
Population by Gender/Attending Status at C of Charleston
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,046244802
Men25274178
Women794170624

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,337 White students (78.29%) and 862 Hispanic students (7.23%) at College of Charleston(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at College of Charleston.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at College of Charleston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native615
Asian21073137
Black or African American597202395
Hispanic834265569
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White8,5562,7235,833
Two or More Races423135288
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1274384
Total 10,8803,5187,362
Population by Race/Ethnicity at College of Charleston
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native422
Asian16214
Black or African American1092188
Hispanic28622
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White781186595
Two or More Races24915
Race/Ethnicity Unknown401030
Total 1,046252794

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 10,523 students whose age under twenty five and 898 students whose age is over thirty years old at College of Charleston.
Especially, 207 students are younger than eighteen and 80 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at College of Charleston.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at College of Charleston
TotalMenWomen
Total10,880 3,5187,362
Under 18207 45162
18-194,325 1,1603,165
20-214,448 1,3873,061
22-241,309 600709
25-29317 185132
30-3492 6131
35-3936 1422
40-4944 1628
50-6435 1421
65 and over67 3631
Total 10,880 3,5187,362
Population by Student Age at College of Charleston
TotalMenWomen
Total1,046 252794
20-218 17
22-24226 74152
25-29188 51137
30-34107 2978
35-39115 2788
40-49216 29187
50-64173 34139
65 and over13 76
Total 1,046 252794

Online Student Population

At College of Charleston, 5,883 students (49.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 826 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, 731 students live in South Carolina where College of Charleston is located in and 95 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,92610,8801,046
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes826137689
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,0574,98077
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,0435,763280
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)826137689
South Carolina Residents731103628
Other State in U.S.953461
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000