Student Population at C of Charleston

Total Enrollment

10,885

Undergraduate

9,972

Graduate

913

Online Enrollment

707

Men Students

3,498

Women Students

7,387

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 10,885 students have enrolled at College of Charleston - 9,972 undergraduate and 913 graduate.

By gender, 3,498 male and 7,387 female students are attending College of Charleston. By attendance status, there are 9,464 full-time students and 1,421 part-time students.

The number of students at College of Charleston is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Charleston Southern University and Columbia International University, its population is very large (average population is 3,315).

College of Charleston offers online degree/certificate programs and 707 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between College of Charleston and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,498 male and 7,387 female students attending C of Charleston. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.47 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at C of Charleston
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,972	9,185	787
Men	3,281	2,956	325
Women	6,691	6,229	462

Population by Gender/Attending Status at C of Charleston
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	913	279	634
Men	217	85	132
Women	696	194	502

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,536 White students (78.42%) and 742 Hispanic students (6.82%) at College of Charleston(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at College of Charleston.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at College of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	5	6
Asian	203	78	125
Black or African American	581	186	395
Hispanic	703	229	474
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	7,814	2,542	5,272
Two or More Races	384	122	262
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	165	61	104
Total	9,972	3,281	6,691

Population by Race/Ethnicity at College of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	12	5	7
Black or African American	76	13	63
Hispanic	39	5	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	0	3
White	722	171	551
Two or More Races	24	11	13
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	20	4	16
Total	913	217	696

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,583 students whose age under twenty five and 798 students whose age is over thirty years old at College of Charleston.

Especially, 209 students are younger than eighteen and 66 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at College of Charleston.

Population by Student Age at College of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,972	3,281	6,691
Under 18	209	51	158
18-19	4,041	1,089	2,952
20-21	3,892	1,244	2,648
22-24	1,193	557	636
25-29	333	194	139
30-34	104	62	42
35-39	63	31	32
40-49	38	12	26
50-64	42	13	29
65 and over	57	28	29
Total	9,972	3,281	6,691

Population by Student Age at College of Charleston
	Total	Men	Women
Total	913	217	696
20-21	14	4	10
22-24	234	62	172
25-29	171	54	117
30-34	110	34	76
35-39	92	23	69
40-49	143	21	122
50-64	140	16	124
65 and over	9	3	6
Total	913	217	696

Online Student Population

At College of Charleston, 5,791 students (53.20% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 707 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, 661 students live in South Carolina where College of Charleston is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,885	9,972	913
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	707	217	490
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	5,084	5,033	51
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,094	4,722	372

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	707	217	490
South Carolina Residents	661	189	472
Other State in U.S.	46	28	18
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0