Student Population at Chowan

Total Enrollment

886

Undergraduate

800

Graduate

Online Enrollment

108

Men Students

524

Women Students

362

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 886 students have enrolled at Chowan University - 800 undergraduate and 86 graduate.

By gender, 524 male and 362 female students are attending Chowan University. By attendance status, there are 800 full-time students and 86 part-time students.

The number of students at Chowan University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Barton College and Belmont Abbey College, its population is small (average population is 1,653).

Chowan University offers online degree/certificate programs and 108 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Chowan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 524 male and 362 female students attending Chowan. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.45 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 Chowan.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chowan
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	800	762	38
Men	478	465	13
Women	322	297	25

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chowan
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	86	38	48
Men	46	21	25
Women	40	17	23

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 456 Black or African American students (51.47%) and 183 White students (20.65%) at Chowan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Chowan University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chowan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	5	4
Asian	2	2	0
Black or African American	421	262	159
Hispanic	29	19	10
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	157	77	80
Two or More Races	17	10	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	111	66	45
Total	800	478	322

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Chowan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	35	18	17
Hispanic	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	26	14	12
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	3	6
Total	86	46	40

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 808 students whose age under twenty five and 49 students whose age is over thirty years old at Chowan University.

Especially, 7 students are younger than eighteen.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Chowan University.

Population by Student Age at Chowan University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	800	478	322
Under 18	7	2	5
18-19	325	201	124
20-21	292	170	122
22-24	136	90	46
25-29	15	11	4
30-34	5	2	3
35-39	6	1	5
40-49	9	1	8
50-64	3	0	3
unknown	2	0	2
Total	800	478	322

Population by Student Age at Chowan University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	86	46	40
20-21	8	4	4
22-24	40	31	9
25-29	12	3	9
30-34	8	1	7
35-39	6	1	5
40-49	10	4	6
50-64	2	2	0
Total	86	46	40

Online Student Population

At Chowan University, 375 students (42.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 108 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, 74 students live in North Carolina where Chowan University is located in and 34 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	886	800	86
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	108	34	74
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	267	260	7
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	511	506	5

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	108	34	74
North Carolina Residents	74	31	43
Other State in U.S.	34	3	31
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0