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).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Philander Smith University78075525
Similarly Ranked Schools1,3051,26873
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas1,1151,039350
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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total755636119
Men36628581
Women38935138
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PSC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2525119
Men7781
Women181838

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Philander Smith University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian000
Black or African American594278316
Hispanic231310
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White50437
Two or More Races927
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1156
Total 755366389
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Philander Smith University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian000
Black or African American23716
Hispanic101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White000
Two or More Races101
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 25718

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total78075525
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes27270
Enrolled Some in Online Classes4974970
Not Enrolled in Online Classes25623125
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)27270
Arkansas Residents19190
Other State in U.S.880
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000