Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SC Upstate's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina.
SC Upstate has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,797 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina average (8,899 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of South Carolina-Upstate4,9164,487429
Similarly Ranked Schools1,7971,631194
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina8,8997,2851,749
The below chart compares the student population between University of South Carolina-Upstate and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,624 male and 3,292 female students attending SC Upstate. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.49 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 Upstate.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SC Upstate
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,4873,603884
Men1,5331,225308
Women2,9542,378576
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SC Upstate
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total42970359
Men913160
Women33839299

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,388 White students (48.58%) and 1,437 Black or African American students (29.23%) at University of South Carolina-Upstate(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Upstate.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Upstate
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native945
Asian1235370
Black or African American1,3873711,016
Hispanic374139235
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander725
White2,0707951,275
Two or More Races24174167
Race/Ethnicity Unknown21464150
Total 4,4871,5332,954
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Upstate
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian633
Black or African American50941
Hispanic21417
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White31860258
Two or More Races1028
Race/Ethnicity Unknown211
Total 42991338

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,850 students whose age under twenty five and 656 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Upstate.
Especially, 467 students are younger than eighteen and 16 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Carolina-Upstate.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Upstate
TotalMenWomen
Total4,487 1,5332,954
Under 18467 132335
18-191,305 418887
20-211,218 421797
22-24782 293489
25-29299 125174
30-34169 63106
35-39111 3081
40-4981 3051
50-6445 1530
65 and over10 64
Total 4,487 1,5332,954
Population by Student Age at University of South Carolina-Upstate
TotalMenWomen
Total429 91338
20-215 23
22-2473 1954
25-29111 2289
30-3475 1659
35-3940 931
40-4980 1466
50-6439 831
65 and over6 15
Total 429 91338

Online Student Population

At University of South Carolina-Upstate, 4,179 students (85.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,163 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, 1,105 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Upstate is located in and 55 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total4,9164,487429
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,163798365
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,0162,98135
Not Enrolled in Online Classes73770829
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,163798365
South Carolina Residents1,105752353
Other State in U.S.554312
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown330