Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SC Lancaster's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina.
SC Lancaster has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,624 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
TotalUndergraduate
University of South Carolina-Lancaster2,6872,687
Similarly Ranked Schools1,6241,624
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina4,0424,042
The below chart compares the student population between University of South Carolina-Lancaster and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,136 male and 1,551 female students attending SC Lancaster. 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 SC Lancaster.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SC Lancaster
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,6871,0111,676
Men1,136458678
Women1,551553998

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,760 White students (65.50%) and 364 Black or African American students (13.55%) at University of South Carolina-Lancaster(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Lancaster.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Lancaster
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native651
Asian904149
Black or African American364148216
Hispanic231104127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,7607351,025
Two or More Races1426082
Race/Ethnicity Unknown501535
Total 2,6871,1361,551

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,502 students whose age under twenty five and 154 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Lancaster.
Especially, 1,787 students are younger than eighteen and 96 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Carolina-Lancaster.
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Lancaster
TotalMenWomen
Total2,687 1,1361,551
Under 181,787 7291,058
18-19555 289266
20-21110 4961
22-2450 2525
25-2931 1318
30-3411 38
35-3910 37
40-4923 419
50-6414 311
65 and over96 1878
Total 2,687 1,1361,551

Online Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Lancaster, 1,453 students (54.08% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 608 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, 578 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Lancaster is located in and 29 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,687
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes608
Enrolled Some in Online Classes845
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,234
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)608
South Carolina Residents578
Other State in U.S.29
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1