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For the academic year 2022-2023, total 245,889 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 215,744 undergraduate and 30,089 graduate students.

By gender, there are 97,300 male students and 148,589 female students at South Carolina colleges. For online degree programs, 51,513 students have enrolled online exclusively at South Carolina colleges.

South Carolina College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 35,653.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of male students of 15,070.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the largest number of female students of 20,583.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most undergraduate students of 27,343.
University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most graduate students of 8,310.
Trident Technical College has the most online enrollment of 5,202 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between South Carolina Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,121	748	1,373	2,121	-	854
Allen University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	657	372	285	603	54	61
Anderson University Anderson, SC Private, 4 years four-years	4,121	1,436	2,685	3,237	884	872
Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	3,418	1,245	2,173	2,836	582	563
Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,196	646	1,550	2,196	-	883
Benedict College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,840	828	1,012	1,796	44	114
Bob Jones University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	3,095	1,424	1,671	2,665	430	429
Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,175	389	786	896	279	535
Charleston Cosmetology Institute Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	101	1	100	101	-	-
College of Charleston Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	10,885	3,498	7,387	9,972	913	707
Charzanne Beauty College Greenwood, SC Private, Less than 2 years	43	2	41	43	-	-
Northeastern Technical College Cheraw, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,466	425	1,041	1,466	-	1,023
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,721	2,831	890	2,695	1,026	616
Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,830	564	1,266	1,749	81	187
Clemson University Clemson, SC Public, 4 years four-years	28,466	13,554	14,912	22,566	5,900	2,208
Clinton College Rock Hill, SC Private, 4 years four-years	197	86	111	197	-	70
Coker University Hartsville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,160	516	644	1,060	100	227
Columbia International University Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,481	1,142	1,339	1,001	1,480	1,592
Columbia College Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,514	233	1,281	1,173	341	796
Converse University Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,284	273	1,011	804	480	121
Denmark Technical College Denmark, SC Public, 2-4 years	725	298	427	725	-	237
Erskine College Due West, SC Private, 4 years four-years	956	643	313	817	139	46
Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,940	1,087	1,853	2,940	-	970
Francis Marion University Florence, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,045	1,342	2,703	3,635	410	352
Furman University Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,443	983	1,460	2,283	160	74
Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC Public, 4 years four-years	11,380	4,584	6,796	11,380	-	3,692
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC Public, 2-4 years	8,137	2,816	5,321	8,137	-	3,932
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta North Augusta, SC Private, Less than 2 years	113	4	109	113	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years	124	5	119	124	-	-
Lander University Greenwood, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,167	1,317	2,850	3,562	605	794
Limestone University Gaffney, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,786	856	930	1,602	184	731
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,175	943	2,232	300	2,875	599
Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC Public, 2-4 years	9,091	3,392	5,699	9,091	-	3,125
Morris College Sumter, SC Private, 4 years four-years	384	182	202	384	-	18
Newberry College Newberry, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,312	724	588	1,296	16	51
North Greenville University Tigerville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	2,125	995	1,130	1,839	286	347
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, SC Public, 2-4 years	2,012	590	1,422	2,012	-	728
Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC Public, 2-4 years	5,315	1,664	3,651	5,315	-	2,350
Presbyterian College Clinton, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,199	510	689	955	244	-
University of South Carolina Aiken Aiken, SC Public, 4 years four-years	3,840	1,379	2,461	3,145	695	1,245
University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC Public, 4 years four-years	2,124	672	1,452	2,053	71	369
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public, 4 years four-years	35,653	15,070	20,583	27,343	8,310	3,171
University of South Carolina-Lancaster Lancaster, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,772	717	1,055	1,772	-	365
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie Allendale, SC Public, 2-4 years	745	299	446	745	-	252
University of South Carolina-Sumter Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,537	677	860	1,537	-	335
University of South Carolina-Union Union, SC Public, 2-4 years	1,098	497	601	1,098	-	253
Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC Public, 4 years four-years	10,337	4,604	5,733	9,794	543	554
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years	2,649	1,174	1,475	2,374	275	160
University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,913	1,557	3,356	4,481	432	1,184
Sherman College of Chiropractic Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	375	177	198	-	375	-
Spartanburg Methodist College Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,064	488	576	1,064	-	133
Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC Public, 2-4 years	6,224	2,412	3,812	6,224	-	1,599
Central Carolina Technical College Sumter, SC Public, 2-4 years	3,314	974	2,340	3,314	-	1,284
Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC Public, 2-4 years	5,629	2,640	2,989	5,629	-	727
Trident Technical College Charleston, SC Public, 2-4 years	11,789	4,473	7,316	11,789	-	5,202
Voorhees University Denmark, SC Private, 4 years four-years	507	215	292	473	34	179
Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree, SC Public, 2-4 years	673	224	449	673	-	167
Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC Public, 4 years four-years	4,712	1,452	3,260	3,741	971	665
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,823	870	953	1,823	-	-
York Technical College Rock Hill, SC Public, 2-4 years	4,521	1,862	2,659	4,521	-	1,723
South University-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 4 years four-years	510	80	430	420	90	194
Academy of Hair Technology Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	72	1	71	72	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill Rock Hill, SC Private, Less than 2 years	174	3	171	174	-	-
Strand College of Hair Design Myrtle Beach, SC Private, Less than 2 years	92	1	91	92	-	-
Miller-Motte College-Charleston Charleston, SC Private, 2-4 years	174	56	118	174	-	-
Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, 2-4 years	196	18	178	196	-	7
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc Camden, SC Private, Less than 2 years	30	-	30	30	-	-
Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years	155	8	147	155	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg Spartanburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years	156	2	154	156	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years	117	3	114	117	-	-
Charleston School of Law Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	619	237	382	-	619	-
Academy for Careers and Technology Mullins, SC Public, Less than 2 years	48	-	48	48	-	-
Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC Private, 4 years four-years	1,841	402	1,439	1,625	216	1,841
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Florence, SC Private, Less than 2 years	182	-	182	182	-	-
Fortis College-Columbia Columbia, SC Private, 2-4 years	431	89	342	431	-	-
Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway, SC Private, 2-4 years	235	73	162	235	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia West Columbia, SC Private, Less than 2 years	236	43	193	236	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston North Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	284	11	273	284	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	146	2	144	146	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	153	6	147	153	-	-
Arclabs Piedmont, SC Private, Less than 2 years	503	457	46	503	-	-
Top of the Line Barber College Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	52	35	17	52	-	-
B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy Greenville, SC Private, Less than 2 years	12	10	2	12	-	-
Barber Tech Academy Orangeburg, SC Private, Less than 2 years	65	36	29	65	-	-
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek Goose Creek, SC Private, Less than 2 years	146	3	143	146	-	-
Southeastern Esthetics Institute Elgin, SC Private, Less than 2 years	328	2	326	328	-	-
American College of the Building Arts Charleston, SC Private, 4 years four-years	141	121	20	141	-	-
Vski Cosmetology School Charleston, SC Private, Less than 2 years	32	1	31	32	-	-
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College Kingstree, SC Private, Less than 2 years	8	1	7	8	-	-
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC Private, 2-4 years	252	18	234	252	-	-
Average	245,889	97,300	148,589	215,744	30,089	51,513

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