Student Population at GSW

Total Enrollment

3,070

Undergraduate

2,473

Graduate

597

Online Enrollment

1,089

Men Students

1,023

Women Students

2,047

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,070 students have enrolled at Georgia Southwestern State University - 2,473 undergraduate and 597 graduate.

By gender, 1,023 male and 2,047 female students are attending Georgia Southwestern State University. By attendance status, there are 1,883 full-time students and 1,187 part-time students.

The number of students at Georgia Southwestern State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Georgia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Albany State University and Clayton State University, its population is small (average population is 4,490).

Georgia Southwestern State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,089 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 Georgia Southwestern State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,023 male and 2,047 female students attending GSW. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.50 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 GSW.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at GSW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,473	1,585	888
Men	887	563	324
Women	1,586	1,022	564

Population by Gender/Attending Status at GSW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	597	298	299
Men	136	38	98
Women	461	260	201

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,740 White students (56.68%) and 795 Black or African American students (25.90%) at Georgia Southwestern State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgia Southwestern State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	56	29	27
Black or African American	679	216	463
Hispanic	152	56	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,355	459	896
Two or More Races	68	21	47
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	11	5	6
Total	2,473	887	1,586

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Georgia Southwestern State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	28	12	16
Black or African American	116	18	98
Hispanic	21	8	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	385	70	315
Two or More Races	10	3	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	2	0
Total	597	136	461

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,024 students whose age under twenty five and 747 students whose age is over thirty years old at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Especially, 207 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Population by Student Age at Georgia Southwestern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,473	887	1,586
Under 18	207	67	140
18-19	801	308	493
20-21	549	214	335
22-24	372	157	215
25-29	172	65	107
30-34	118	25	93
35-39	85	18	67
40-49	116	23	93
50-64	50	10	40
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	2,473	887	1,586

Population by Student Age at Georgia Southwestern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	597	136	461
20-21	5	3	2
22-24	90	14	76
25-29	127	24	103
30-34	98	26	72
35-39	89	25	64
40-49	145	29	116
50-64	43	15	28
Total	597	136	461

Online Student Population

At Georgia Southwestern State University, 2,249 students (73.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,089 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, 814 students live in Georgia where Georgia Southwestern State University is located in and 129 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,070	2,473	597
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,089	850	239
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,160	803	357
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	821	820	1

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,089	850	239
Georgia Residents	814	691	123
Other State in U.S.	129	39	90
Outside of U.S.	144	120	24
Unknown	2	0	2