Student Population at South

Total Enrollment

11,557

Undergraduate

8,782

Graduate

2,775

Online Enrollment

6,092

Men Students

1,757

Women Students

9,800

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 11,557 students have enrolled at South College - 8,782 undergraduate and 2,775 graduate.

By gender, 1,757 male and 9,800 female students are attending South College. By attendance status, there are 9,688 full-time students and 1,869 part-time students.

The number of students at South College is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.

South College offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,092 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares South's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee.

The enrollment is larger than the Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee average (638 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
South College	11,557	8,782	2,775
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	1,724	1,467	1,121
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Tennessee	638	524	249

The below chart compares the student population between South College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,757 male and 9,800 female students attending South. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.18 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 South.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,782	7,025	1,757
Men	926	769	157
Women	7,856	6,256	1,600

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,775	2,663	112
Men	831	811	20
Women	1,944	1,852	92

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 5,362 White students (46.40%) and 4,361 Black or African American students (37.73%) at South College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	76	5	71
Asian	135	21	114
Black or African American	3,812	264	3,548
Hispanic	151	15	136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	4	41
White	3,626	515	3,111
Two or More Races	522	66	456
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	124	9	115
Total	8,782	926	7,856

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	22	4	18
Asian	152	52	100
Black or African American	549	166	383
Hispanic	38	11	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	1,736	507	1,229
Two or More Races	119	41	78
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	82	23	59
Total	2,775	831	1,944

Online Student Population

At South College, 9,096 students (78.71% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,092 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, 1,840 students live in Tennessee where South College is located in and 4,238 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,557	8,782	2,775
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	6,092	5,083	1,009
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,004	2,047	957
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,461	1,652	809

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	6,092	5,083	1,009
Tennessee Residents	1,840	1,685	155
Other State in U.S.	4,238	3,393	845
Outside of U.S.	5	5	0
Unknown	9	0	9