Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SC Union'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 Union has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,266 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in South Carolina average (4,042 students).
TotalUndergraduate
University of South Carolina-Union1,4021,402
Similarly Ranked Schools2,2662,266
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-Union and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 655 male and 747 female students attending SC Union. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.88 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 SC Union.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SC Union
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,4023201,082
Men655179476
Women747141606

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 976 White students (69.61%) and 194 Black or African American students (13.84%) at University of South Carolina-Union(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Union.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Union
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native110
Asian16115
Black or African American19483111
Hispanic894148
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander431
White976452524
Two or More Races773542
Race/Ethnicity Unknown18711
Total 1,402655747

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,354 students whose age under twenty five and 34 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Union.
Especially, 1,067 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Carolina-Union.
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Union
TotalMenWomen
Total1,402 655747
Under 181,067 464603
18-19210 13179
20-2158 3226
22-2419 136
25-2914 68
30-345 14
35-399 27
40-4911 38
50-645 14
65 and over4 22
Total 1,402 655747

Online Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Union, 791 students (56.42% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 310 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, 285 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Union is located in and 25 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,402
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes310
Enrolled Some in Online Classes481
Not Enrolled in Online Classes611
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)310
South Carolina Residents285
Other State in U.S.25
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0