Student Population at South Carolina State

Total Enrollment

2,649

Undergraduate

2,374

Graduate

275

Online Enrollment

160

Men Students

1,174

Women Students

1,475

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,649 students have enrolled at South Carolina State University - 2,374 undergraduate and 275 graduate.

By gender, 1,174 male and 1,475 female students are attending South Carolina State University. By attendance status, there are 2,285 full-time students and 364 part-time students.

The number of students at South Carolina State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bob Jones University and Southern Wesleyan University, its population is large (average population is 2,028).

South Carolina State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 160 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 South Carolina State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,174 male and 1,475 female students attending South Carolina State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.80 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 South Carolina State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,374	2,114	260
Men	1,094	965	129
Women	1,280	1,149	131

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	275	171	104
Men	80	48	32
Women	195	123	72

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,370 Black or African American students (89.47%) and 146 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (5.51%) at South Carolina State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Carolina State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Carolina State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	0	9
Asian	4	1	3
Black or African American	2,131	1,004	1,127
Hispanic	8	2	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	44	17	27
Two or More Races	31	14	17
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	144	55	89
Total	2,374	1,094	1,280

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Carolina State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	2	0	2
Black or African American	239	75	164
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	28	3	25
Two or More Races	2	0	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	275	80	195

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,279 students whose age under twenty five and 243 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Carolina State University.

Especially, 55 students are younger than eighteen and 10 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Carolina State University.

Population by Student Age at South Carolina State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,374	1,094	1,280
Under 18	55	10	45
18-19	1,168	554	614
20-21	641	267	374
22-24	365	200	165
25-29	67	40	27
30-34	25	9	16
35-39	14	6	8
40-49	15	1	14
50-64	20	6	14
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	2,374	1,094	1,280

Population by Student Age at South Carolina State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	275	80	195
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	49	19	30
25-29	60	15	45
30-34	28	7	21
35-39	27	5	22
40-49	60	17	43
50-64	44	15	29
65 and over	6	2	4
Total	275	80	195

Online Student Population

At South Carolina State University, 1,406 students (53.08% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 160 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, 142 students live in South Carolina where South Carolina State University is located in and 18 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,649	2,374	275
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	160	52	108
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,246	1,207	39
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,243	1,115	128

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	160	52	108
South Carolina Residents	142	50	92
Other State in U.S.	18	2	16
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0