Student Population at Clemson
Total Enrollment
28,466
Undergraduate
22,566
Graduate
5,900
Online Enrollment
2,208
Men Students
13,554
Women Students
14,912
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 28,466 students have enrolled at Clemson University - 22,566 undergraduate and 5,900 graduate.
By gender, 13,554 male and 14,912 female students are attending Clemson University. By attendance status, there are 25,034 full-time students and 3,432 part-time students.
The number of students at Clemson University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Mississippi State University and Illinois State University, its population is average (average population is 25,445).
Clemson University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,208 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 Clemson University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 13,554 male and 14,912 female students attending Clemson. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.91 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 Clemson.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,566 | 21,741 | 825 |
Men | 10,717 | 10,236 | 481 |
Women | 11,849 | 11,505 | 344 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,900 | 3,293 | 2,607 |
Men | 2,837 | 1,867 | 970 |
Women | 3,063 | 1,426 | 1,637 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 20,834 White students (73.19%) and 2,000 Hispanic students (7.03%) at Clemson University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Clemson University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 54 | 22 | 32 |
Asian | 662 | 317 | 345 |
Black or African American | 1,223 | 535 | 688 |
Hispanic | 1,773 | 860 | 913 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 24 | 14 | 10 |
White | 17,385 | 8,262 | 9,123 |
Two or More Races | 887 | 423 | 464 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 384 | 192 | 192 |
Total | 22,566 | 10,717 | 11,849 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Asian | 86 | 47 | 39 |
Black or African American | 406 | 161 | 245 |
Hispanic | 227 | 91 | 136 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 | 5 | 2 |
White | 3,449 | 1,437 | 2,012 |
Two or More Races | 120 | 50 | 70 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 118 | 52 | 66 |
Total | 5,900 | 2,837 | 3,063 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 23,767 students whose age under twenty five and 2,457 students whose age is over thirty years old at Clemson University.
Especially, 106 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Clemson University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 22,566 | 10,717 | 11,849 |
Under 18 | 106 | 22 | 84 |
18-19 | 9,069 | 3,794 | 5,275 |
20-21 | 9,977 | 4,680 | 5,297 |
22-24 | 2,851 | 1,851 | 1,000 |
25-29 | 366 | 251 | 115 |
30-34 | 100 | 68 | 32 |
35-39 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
40-49 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
50-64 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
65 and over | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 22,566 | 10,717 | 11,849 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,900 | 2,837 | 3,063 |
20-21 | 112 | 56 | 56 |
22-24 | 1,652 | 854 | 798 |
25-29 | 1,876 | 973 | 903 |
30-34 | 901 | 442 | 459 |
35-39 | 500 | 224 | 276 |
40-49 | 600 | 195 | 405 |
50-64 | 245 | 85 | 160 |
65 and over | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Total | 5,900 | 2,837 | 3,063 |
Online Student Population
At Clemson University, 12,614 students (44.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,208 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, 1,347 students live in South Carolina where Clemson University is located in and 845 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 28,466 | 22,566 | 5,900 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,208 | 186 | 2,022 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 10,406 | 9,593 | 813 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 15,852 | 12,787 | 3,065 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,208 | 186 | 2,022 |
South Carolina Residents | 1,347 | 168 | 1,179 |
Other State in U.S. | 845 | 18 | 827 |
Outside of U.S. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | 16 | 0 | 16 |