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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 260,911 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 229,653 undergraduate and 31,207 graduate students.

By gender, there are 102,424 male students and 158,487 female students at South Carolina colleges. For online degree programs, 55,583 students have enrolled online exclusively at South Carolina colleges.

South Carolina College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 38,532.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of male students of 15,466.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of female students of 23,066.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most undergraduate students of 30,187.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most graduate students of 8,345.
Trident Technical College has the most online enrollment of 6,295 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between South Carolina Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,307	745	1,562	2,307	-	909
Allen University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	610	339	271	576	34	44
Anderson University Anderson, SC Private, 4 years four-years	4,710	1,955	2,755	3,683	1,027	615
Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	3,832	1,419	2,413	3,126	706	689
Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,461	836	1,625	2,461	-	1,096
Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,691	830	861	1,628	63	112
Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,734	1,306	1,428	2,312	422	377
Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC Private, 4 years four-years	980	351	629	784	196	412
Charleston Cosmetology Institute Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	100	3	97	100	-	-
College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	11,926	3,770	8,156	10,880	1,046	826
Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,428	432	996	1,428	-	995
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,793	2,926	867	2,737	1,056	882
Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,852	557	1,295	1,731	121	325
Clemson University Clemson, SC Public, 4 years four-years	29,077	13,430	15,647	23,401	5,676	2,046
Clinton College Rock Hill, SC Private, 4 years four-years	126	48	78	126	-	-
Coker University Hartsville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,325	584	741	1,220	105	637
Columbia International University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,914	1,312	1,602	965	1,949	1,928
Columbia College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,725	334	1,391	1,391	334	964
Converse University Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,787	450	1,337	1,173	614	161
Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC Public, 2-4 years	675	278	397	675	-	245
Erskine College Due West, SC Private, 4 years four-years	912	632	280	803	109	27
Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC Public, 2-4 years	3,522	1,215	2,307	3,522	-	1,423
Francis Marion University Florence, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,112	1,374	2,738	3,692	420	808
Furman University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,554	1,042	1,512	2,383	171	51
Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC Public, 4 years four-years	11,999	4,864	7,135	11,999	-	3,774
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC Public, 2-4 years	7,923	2,823	5,100	7,923	-	3,289
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta North Augusta, SC Private, Less than 2 years	118	6	112	118	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia West Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years	127	2	125	127	-	-
Lander University Greenwood, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,378	1,410	2,968	3,776	602	1,004
Limestone University Gaffney, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,807	862	945	1,545	262	787
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,246	903	2,343	303	2,943	656
Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC Public, 2-4 years	9,226	3,515	5,711	9,226	-	2,891
Morris College Sumter, SC Private, 4 years four-years	383	192	191	383	-	21
Newberry College Newberry, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,536	762	774	1,481	55	140
North Greenville University Tigerville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,304	1,067	1,237	2,020	284	476
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,106	620	1,486	2,106	-	1,189
Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC Public, 2-4 years	5,143	1,689	3,454	5,143	-	2,154
Presbyterian College Clinton, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,095	471	624	853	242	-
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,022	1,525	2,497	3,289	733	1,269
University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC Public, 4 years four-years	2,208	738	1,470	2,162	46	397
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years	38,532	15,466	23,066	30,187	8,345	3,519
University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,687	1,136	1,551	2,687	-	608
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC Public, 2-4 years	799	295	504	799	-	172
University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,845	827	1,018	1,845	-	525
University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,402	655	747	1,402	-	310
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public, 4 years four-years	11,348	4,938	6,410	10,811	537	526
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,242	1,425	1,817	2,950	292	182
University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,916	1,624	3,292	4,487	429	1,163
Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs, SC Private, 4 years four-years	387	180	207	-	387	-
Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,119	480	639	1,119	-	185
Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC Public, 2-4 years	6,653	2,477	4,176	6,653	-	1,467
Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,825	893	1,932	2,825	-	1,054
Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC Public, 2-4 years	5,890	2,718	3,172	5,890	-	918
Trident Technical College Charleston, SC Public, 2-4 years	13,552	4,958	8,594	13,552	-	6,295
Voorhees University Denmark, SC Private, 4 years four-years	578	260	318	440	138	223
Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree, SC Public, 2-4 years	668	215	453	668	-	162
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,894	1,566	3,328	3,969	925	831
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,817	881	936	1,817	-	-
York Technical College Rock Hill, SC Public, 2-4 years	4,771	2,009	2,762	4,771	-	1,393
South University-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	504	111	393	450	54	315
Academy of Hair Technology Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	58	-	58	58	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC Private, Less than 2 years	181	6	175	181	-	-
Strand College of Hair Design Myrtle Beach, SC Private, Less than 2 years	70	1	69	70	-	-
Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, 2-4 years	226	14	212	226	-	6
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc Camden, SC Private, Less than 2 years	33	-	33	33	-	-
Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years	267	13	254	267	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years	113	2	111	113	-	-
Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	692	215	477	-	692	1
Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins, SC Public, Less than 2 years	37	1	36	37	-	-
Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,110	355	1,755	1,868	242	2,109
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC Private, Less than 2 years	172	-	172	172	-	-
Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years	582	152	430	582	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years	256	37	219	256	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	264	3	261	264	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	157	4	153	157	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	196	5	191	196	-	-
Arclabs Piedmont, SC Private, Less than 2 years	744	637	107	744	-	-
Top of the Line Barber College Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	45	28	17	45	-	-
Barber Tech Academy Orangeburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years	59	36	23	59	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC Private, Less than 2 years	152	-	152	152	-	-
Southeastern Esthetics Institute Elgin, SC Private, Less than 2 years	358	6	352	358	-	-
American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	155	128	27	155	-	-
Vski Cosmetology School Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	31	-	31	31	-	-
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College Kingstree, SC Private, Less than 2 years	7	2	5	7	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC Private, 2-4 years	743	48	695	743	-	-
Average	260,911	102,424	158,487	229,653	31,207	55,583

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