Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares South Carolina State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
South Carolina State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,125 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (8,899 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
South Carolina State University3,2422,950292
Similarly Ranked Schools2,1251,741384
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina8,8997,2851,749
The below chart compares the student population between South Carolina State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,425 male and 1,817 female students attending South Carolina State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,9502,689261
Men1,3391,221118
Women1,6111,468143
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total292189103
Men865630
Women20613373

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,939 Black or African American students (90.65%) and 126 Two or More Races students (3.89%) at South Carolina State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Carolina State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Carolina State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native734
Asian606
Black or African American2,6671,2261,441
Hispanic303
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White351619
Two or More Races1264581
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1014754
Total 2,9501,3391,611
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Carolina State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian202
Black or African American27282190
Hispanic000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White12111
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown211
Total 29286206

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,916 students whose age under twenty five and 211 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Carolina State University.
Especially, 39 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Carolina State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at South Carolina State University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,950 1,3391,611
Under 1839 831
18-191,485 666819
20-21875 405470
22-24436 205231
25-2953 3617
30-3415 69
35-397 25
40-4920 416
50-6416 412
65 and over4 31
Total 2,950 1,3391,611
Population by Student Age at South Carolina State University
TotalMenWomen
Total292 86206
20-218 17
22-2473 2449
25-2962 1943
30-3422 814
35-3925 619
40-4959 1544
50-6436 1125
65 and over7 25
Total 292 86206

Online Student Population

At South Carolina State University, 2,087 students (64.37% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 182 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, 152 students live in South Carolina where South Carolina State University is located in and 30 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,2422,950292
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes18255127
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,9051,87530
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,1551,020135
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)18255127
South Carolina Residents15244108
Other State in U.S.301119
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000