Student Population at SWU

Total Enrollment

1,175

Undergraduate

896

Graduate

279

Online Enrollment

535

Men Students

389

Women Students

786

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,175 students have enrolled at Southern Wesleyan University - 896 undergraduate and 279 graduate.

By gender, 389 male and 786 female students are attending Southern Wesleyan University. By attendance status, there are 692 full-time students and 483 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern Wesleyan University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bob Jones University and Coker University, its population is small (average population is 2,238).

Southern Wesleyan University offers online degree/certificate programs and 535 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 Southern Wesleyan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 389 male and 786 female students attending SWU. 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 SWU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	896	641	255
Men	337	260	77
Women	559	381	178

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	279	51	228
Men	52	16	36
Women	227	35	192

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 767 White students (65.28%) and 199 Black or African American students (16.94%) at Southern Wesleyan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Wesleyan University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	6	1	5
Black or African American	141	51	90
Hispanic	56	25	31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	584	213	371
Two or More Races	33	13	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	72	32	40
Total	896	337	559

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	58	11	47
Hispanic	12	4	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	183	30	153
Two or More Races	7	3	4
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	18	3	15
Total	279	52	227

Online Student Population

At Southern Wesleyan University, 952 students (81.02% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 535 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, 447 students live in South Carolina where Southern Wesleyan University is located in and 87 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,175	896	279
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	535	256	279
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	417	417	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	223	223	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	535	256	279
South Carolina Residents	447	206	241
Other State in U.S.	87	50	37
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0