Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SC Sumter'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 Sumter has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,045 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
TotalUndergraduate
University of South Carolina-Sumter1,8451,845
Similarly Ranked Schools2,0452,045
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-Sumter and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 827 male and 1,018 female students attending SC Sumter. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 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 Sumter.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SC Sumter
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,8456361,209
Men827309518
Women1,018327691

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,025 White students (55.56%) and 420 Black or African American students (22.76%) at University of South Carolina-Sumter(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Sumter.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Sumter
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian492128
Black or African American420168252
Hispanic1556689
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White1,025463562
Two or More Races1084959
Race/Ethnicity Unknown23158
Total 1,8458271,018

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,706 students whose age under twenty five and 66 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Sumter.
Especially, 1,047 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 University of South Carolina-Sumter.
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Sumter
TotalMenWomen
Total1,845 8271,018
Under 181,047 428619
18-19457 218239
20-21121 6061
22-2481 4338
25-2973 4726
30-3422 139
35-3911 38
40-4921 1011
50-649 27
65 and over3 30
Total 1,845 8271,018

Online Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Sumter, 1,155 students (62.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 525 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, 509 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Sumter is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,845
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes525
Enrolled Some in Online Classes630
Not Enrolled in Online Classes690
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)525
South Carolina Residents509
Other State in U.S.12
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown3