Student Population at Columbia

Total Enrollment

1,725

Undergraduate

1,391

Graduate

334

Online Enrollment

964

Men Students

334

Women Students

1,391

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,725 students have enrolled at Columbia College (Columbia, SC) - 1,391 undergraduate and 334 graduate.

By gender, 334 male and 1,391 female students are attending Columbia College (Columbia, SC). By attendance status, there are 1,132 full-time students and 593 part-time students.

The number of students at Columbia College (Columbia, SC) is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bob Jones University and Southern Wesleyan University, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,342).

Columbia College (Columbia, SC) offers online degree/certificate programs and 964 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Columbia'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.

Columbia has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,342 students). The enrollment is close to the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Columbia College (Columbia, SC)	1,725	1,391	334
Similarly Ranked Schools	2,342	1,964	378
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina	1,569	1,441	274

The below chart compares the student population between Columbia College (Columbia, SC) and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 334 male and 1,391 female students attending Columbia. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.24 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 Columbia.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,391	958	433
Men	288	232	56
Women	1,103	726	377

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Columbia
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	334	174	160
Men	46	31	15
Women	288	143	145

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 659 Black or African American students (38.20%) and 653 White students (37.86%) at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Columbia College (Columbia, SC).

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	23	5	18
Asian	34	10	24
Black or African American	550	108	442
Hispanic	136	27	109
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	517	103	414
Two or More Races	8	3	5
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	106	20	86
Total	1,391	288	1,103

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	2	0	2
Black or African American	109	16	93
Hispanic	18	2	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	136	17	119
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	61	11	50
Total	334	46	288

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 773 students whose age under twenty five and 710 students whose age is over thirty years old at Columbia College (Columbia, SC).

Especially, 6 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Columbia College (Columbia, SC).

Population by Student Age at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,391	288	1,103
Under 18	6	0	6
18-19	224	67	157
20-21	256	52	204
22-24	253	66	187
25-29	179	41	138
30-34	129	18	111
35-39	128	21	107
40-49	138	14	124
50-64	73	9	64
unknown	5	0	5
Total	1,391	288	1,103

Population by Student Age at Columbia College (Columbia, SC)
	Total	Men	Women
Total	334	46	288
22-24	34	4	30
25-29	58	8	50
30-34	55	10	45
35-39	35	2	33
40-49	94	16	78
50-64	56	6	50
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	334	46	288

Online Student Population

At Columbia College (Columbia, SC), 1,341 students (77.74% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 964 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, 778 students live in South Carolina where Columbia College (Columbia, SC) is located in and 180 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,725	1,391	334
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	964	692	272
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	377	375	2
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	384	324	60

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	964	692	272
South Carolina Residents	778	599	179
Other State in U.S.	180	93	87
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	6	0	6