Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of South Carolina-Columbia and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 15,070 male and 20,583 female students attending South Carolina. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,34326,2421,101
Men11,97511,394581
Women15,36814,848520
Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Carolina
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,3105,6992,611
Men3,0952,345750
Women5,2153,3541,861

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 24,827 White students (69.64%) and 3,576 Black or African American students (10.03%) at University of South Carolina-Columbia(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native371324
Asian1,151518633
Black or African American2,5111,0291,482
Hispanic1,570694876
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211011
White19,8718,64511,226
Two or More Races1,138471667
Race/Ethnicity Unknown302144158
Total 27,34311,97515,368
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native16511
Asian288119169
Black or African American1,065238827
Hispanic347129218
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White4,9561,7413,215
Two or More Races27394179
Race/Ethnicity Unknown311174137
Total 8,3103,0955,215

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 29,381 students whose age under twenty five and 3,407 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Especially, 383 students are younger than eighteen and 91 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
Total27,343 11,97515,368
Under 18383 125258
18-1912,399 4,9027,497
20-2111,540 5,1666,374
22-242,221 1,362859
25-29371 213158
30-34161 8873
35-3977 3641
40-4985 3451
50-6460 2337
65 and over46 2620
Total 27,343 11,97515,368
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Columbia
TotalMenWomen
Total8,310 3,0955,215
18-192 11
20-21316 80236
22-242,520 8941,626
25-292,494 1,0361,458
30-341,167 505662
35-39637 229408
40-49805 232573
50-64324 94230
65 and over45 2421
Total 8,310 3,0955,215

Online Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 21,755 students (61.02% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,171 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, 2,446 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Columbia is located in and 688 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total35,65327,3438,310
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,1717452,426
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,58417,4151,169
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,8989,1834,715
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,1717452,426
South Carolina Residents2,4466531,793
Other State in U.S.68884604
Outside of U.S.817
Unknown29722