Student Population at South Carolina
Total Enrollment
35,653
Undergraduate
27,343
Graduate
8,310
Online Enrollment
3,171
Men Students
15,070
Women Students
20,583
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 35,653 students have enrolled at University of South Carolina-Columbia - 27,343 undergraduate and 8,310 graduate.
By gender, 15,070 male and 20,583 female students are attending University of South Carolina-Columbia. By attendance status, there are 31,941 full-time students and 3,712 part-time students.
The number of students at University of South Carolina-Columbia is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and University of New Mexico-Main Campus, its population is very large (average population is 22,023).
University of South Carolina-Columbia offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,171 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 University of South Carolina-Columbia and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 15,070 male and 20,583 female students attending South Carolina. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 South Carolina.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,343 | 26,242 | 1,101 |
Men | 11,975 | 11,394 | 581 |
Women | 15,368 | 14,848 | 520 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,310 | 5,699 | 2,611 |
Men | 3,095 | 2,345 | 750 |
Women | 5,215 | 3,354 | 1,861 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 24,827 White students (69.64%) and 3,576 Black or African American students (10.03%) at University of South Carolina-Columbia(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 37 | 13 | 24 |
Asian | 1,151 | 518 | 633 |
Black or African American | 2,511 | 1,029 | 1,482 |
Hispanic | 1,570 | 694 | 876 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 21 | 10 | 11 |
White | 19,871 | 8,645 | 11,226 |
Two or More Races | 1,138 | 471 | 667 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 302 | 144 | 158 |
Total | 27,343 | 11,975 | 15,368 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 5 | 11 |
Asian | 288 | 119 | 169 |
Black or African American | 1,065 | 238 | 827 |
Hispanic | 347 | 129 | 218 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 4,956 | 1,741 | 3,215 |
Two or More Races | 273 | 94 | 179 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 311 | 174 | 137 |
Total | 8,310 | 3,095 | 5,215 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 29,381 students whose age under twenty five and 3,407 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Especially, 383 students are younger than eighteen and 91 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Carolina-Columbia.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 27,343 | 11,975 | 15,368 |
Under 18 | 383 | 125 | 258 |
18-19 | 12,399 | 4,902 | 7,497 |
20-21 | 11,540 | 5,166 | 6,374 |
22-24 | 2,221 | 1,362 | 859 |
25-29 | 371 | 213 | 158 |
30-34 | 161 | 88 | 73 |
35-39 | 77 | 36 | 41 |
40-49 | 85 | 34 | 51 |
50-64 | 60 | 23 | 37 |
65 and over | 46 | 26 | 20 |
Total | 27,343 | 11,975 | 15,368 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 8,310 | 3,095 | 5,215 |
18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-21 | 316 | 80 | 236 |
22-24 | 2,520 | 894 | 1,626 |
25-29 | 2,494 | 1,036 | 1,458 |
30-34 | 1,167 | 505 | 662 |
35-39 | 637 | 229 | 408 |
40-49 | 805 | 232 | 573 |
50-64 | 324 | 94 | 230 |
65 and over | 45 | 24 | 21 |
Total | 8,310 | 3,095 | 5,215 |
Online Student Population
At University of South Carolina-Columbia, 21,755 students (61.02% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,171 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, 2,446 students live in South Carolina where University of South Carolina-Columbia is located in and 688 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,653 | 27,343 | 8,310 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 3,171 | 745 | 2,426 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 18,584 | 17,415 | 1,169 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 13,898 | 9,183 | 4,715 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 3,171 | 745 | 2,426 |
South Carolina Residents | 2,446 | 653 | 1,793 |
Other State in U.S. | 688 | 84 | 604 |
Outside of U.S. | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Unknown | 29 | 7 | 22 |