Student Population at PSC
Total Enrollment
780
Undergraduate
755
Graduate
25
Online Enrollment
27
Men Students
373
Women Students
407
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 780 students have enrolled at Philander Smith University - 755 undergraduate and 25 graduate.
By gender, 373 male and 407 female students are attending Philander Smith University. By attendance status, there are 661 full-time students and 119 part-time students.
The number of students at Philander Smith University is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Central Baptist College, its population is small (average population is 1,305).
Philander Smith University offers online degree/certificate programs and 27 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares PSC'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 Arkansas.
PSC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,305 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas average (1,115 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philander Smith University | 780 | 755 | 25 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 1,305 | 1,268 | 73 |
| 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 Arkansas | 1,115 | 1,039 | 350 |
The below chart compares the student population between Philander Smith University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 373 male and 407 female students attending PSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.92 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 PSC.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 755 | 636 | 119 |
| Men | 366 | 285 | 81 |
| Women | 389 | 351 | 38 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25 | 25 | 119 |
| Men | 7 | 7 | 81 |
| Women | 18 | 18 | 38 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 617 Black or African American students (79.10%) and 50 White students (6.41%) at Philander Smith University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Philander Smith University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 594 | 278 | 316 |
| Hispanic | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 50 | 43 | 7 |
| Two or More Races | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 755 | 366 | 389 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 23 | 7 | 16 |
| Hispanic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Two or More Races | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 18 |
Online Student Population
At Philander Smith University, 524 students (67.18% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 27 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, 19 students live in Arkansas where Philander Smith University is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 780 | 755 | 25 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 497 | 497 | 0 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 256 | 231 | 25 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Arkansas Residents | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Other State in U.S. | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
