Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SMC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (1,569 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Spartanburg Methodist College1,1191,119
All Colleges2,9312,685
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,016
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina1,5691,441
The below chart compares the student population between Spartanburg Methodist College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 480 male and 639 female students attending SMC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 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 SMC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SMC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,1191,09425
Men4804719
Women63962316

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 495 White students (44.24%) and 343 Black or African American students (30.65%) at Spartanburg Methodist College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Spartanburg Methodist College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Spartanburg Methodist College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian734
Black or African American343135208
Hispanic21186125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White495230265
Two or More Races532033
Race/Ethnicity Unknown110
Total 1,119480639

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,039 students whose age under twenty five and 48 students whose age is over thirty years old at Spartanburg Methodist College.
Especially, 30 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Spartanburg Methodist College.
Population by Student Age at Spartanburg Methodist College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,119 480639
Under 1830 327
18-19629 270359
20-21286 137149
22-2494 4450
25-2932 824
30-3418 711
35-399 36
40-4911 47
50-647 25
65 and over3 21
Total 1,119 480639

Online Student Population

At Spartanburg Methodist College, 518 students (46.29% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 185 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, 175 students live in South Carolina where Spartanburg Methodist College is located in and 10 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,119
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes185
Enrolled Some in Online Classes333
Not Enrolled in Online Classes601
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)185
South Carolina Residents175
Other State in U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0