A total of 208,015 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In South Carolina colleges and universites, 17,049 students are 18 years old or younger(8.20%), 63,404 students are 18 or 19 years old (30.48%), 53,444 students are between 20 and 22 years old (25.69%), 28,731 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.81%), and 17,339 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.34%).
15,702 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.55%), 7,602 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.65%), 4,573 students are 50 years old or older (2.20%).
In South Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, 6,423 students are 18 years old or younger(2.07%), 49,246 students are 18 or 19 years old (15.85%), 46,006 students are between 20 and 22 years old (14.81%), 23,330 students are between 22 and 24 years old (7.51%), 12,195 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.93%), 9,872 students are between 30 and 39 years old (3.18%), 4,946 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.59%), 3,139 students are 50 years old or older (1.01%)
In South Carolina community colleges, there are 24,600 students are younger than 20 years old (23.68%), 12,567 students are between 20 and 24 years old (12.10%), 5,011 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.82%), and 9,764 students are 30 years old or older (9.40%).
In South Carolina trade schools, there are 184 students are younger than 20 years old (12.35%), 272 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.26%), 133 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.93%), and 156 students are 30 years old or older (10.47%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 208,015 | 17,049 (8.20%) |
63,404 (30.48%) |
53,444 (25.69%) |
28,731 (13.81%) |
17,339 (8.34%) |
15,702 (7.55%) |
7,602 (3.65%) |
4,573 (2.20%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 310,656 | 6,423 (2.07%) |
49,246 (15.85%) |
46,006 (14.81%) |
23,330 (7.51%) |
12,195 (3.93%) |
9,872 (3.18%) |
4,946 (1.59%) |
3,139 (1.01%) |
| Community Colleges | 103,884 | 10,613 (10.22%) |
13,987 (13.46%) |
7,273 (7.00%) |
5,294 (5.10%) |
5,011 (4.82%) |
5,702 (5.49%) |
2,632 (2.53%) |
1,430 (1.38%) |
| Trade Schools | 1,490 | 13 (0.87%) |
171 (11.48%) |
165 (11.07%) |
107 (7.18%) |
133 (8.93%) |
128 (8.59%) |
24 (1.61%) |
4 (0.27%) |
The following table compares student population by age between South Carolina colleges. A total of 208,015 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 153 | 2 (1.31%) |
40 (26.14%) |
31 (20.26%) | 35 (22.88%) |
19 (12.42%) |
20 (13.07%) |
4 (2.61%) | 2 (1.31%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 284 | 3 (1.06%) |
62 (21.83%) |
62 (21.83%) | 42 (14.79%) |
59 (20.77%) |
48 (16.90%) |
7 (2.46%) | 1 (0.35%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 236 | 7 (2.97%) |
60 (25.42%) |
59 (25.00%) | 29 (12.29%) |
35 (14.83%) |
36 (15.25%) |
10 (4.24%) | - |
| Charleston School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 619 | - | - | 19 (3.07%) | 348 (56.22%) |
176 (28.43%) |
52 (8.40%) |
17 (2.75%) | 7 (1.13%) |
| Academy of Hair TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 1 (1.39%) |
9 (12.50%) |
13 (18.06%) | 1 (1.39%) |
20 (27.78%) |
24 (33.33%) |
3 (4.17%) | 1 (1.39%) |
| York Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,521 | 840 (18.58%) |
1,374 (30.39%) |
639 (14.13%) | 447 (9.89%) |
417 (9.22%) |
475 (10.51%) |
229 (5.07%) | 100 (2.21%) |
| Wofford CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,823 | - | 848 (46.52%) |
840 (46.08%) | 133 (7.30%) |
1 (0.05%) |
1 (0.05%) |
- | - |
| Voorhees UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 507 | 24 (4.73%) |
161 (31.76%) |
133 (26.23%) | 95 (18.74%) |
26 (5.13%) |
23 (4.54%) |
17 (3.35%) | 19 (3.75%) |
| Tri-County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,629 | 677 (12.03%) |
2,593 (46.07%) |
909 (16.15%) | 539 (9.58%) |
364 (6.47%) |
368 (6.54%) |
118 (2.10%) | 61 (1.08%) |
| Spartanburg Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,224 | 1,131 (18.17%) |
1,419 (22.80%) |
910 (14.62%) | 693 (11.13%) |
716 (11.50%) |
814 (13.08%) |
374 (6.01%) | 167 (2.68%) |
| Spartanburg Methodist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,064 | 19 (1.79%) |
699 (65.70%) |
234 (21.99%) | 61 (5.73%) |
18 (1.69%) |
14 (1.32%) |
10 (0.94%) | 9 (0.85%) |
| University of South Carolina-UpstatePublic, 4-year | 4,913 | 432 (8.79%) |
1,122 (22.84%) |
1,379 (28.07%) | 862 (17.55%) |
470 (9.57%) |
371 (7.55%) |
187 (3.81%) | 90 (1.83%) |
| South Carolina State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,649 | 55 (2.08%) |
1,168 (44.09%) |
642 (24.24%) | 414 (15.63%) |
127 (4.79%) |
94 (3.55%) |
75 (2.83%) | 74 (2.79%) |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,337 | 201 (1.94%) |
4,478 (43.32%) |
3,517 (34.02%) | 1,377 (13.32%) |
327 (3.16%) |
229 (2.22%) |
99 (0.96%) | 109 (1.05%) |
| University of South Carolina-UnionPublic, 2-4 year | 1,098 | 794 (72.31%) |
188 (17.12%) |
44 (4.01%) | 25 (2.28%) |
14 (1.28%) |
14 (1.28%) |
13 (1.18%) | 6 (0.55%) |
| University of South Carolina-SumterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,537 | 908 (59.08%) |
363 (23.62%) |
87 (5.66%) | 75 (4.88%) |
43 (2.80%) |
37 (2.41%) |
10 (0.65%) | 14 (0.91%) |
| University of South Carolina-SalkehatchiePublic, 2-4 year | 745 | 372 (49.93%) |
178 (23.89%) |
62 (8.32%) | 15 (2.01%) |
16 (2.15%) |
16 (2.15%) |
20 (2.68%) | 66 (8.86%) |
| University of South Carolina-LancasterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,772 | 971 (54.80%) |
493 (27.82%) |
120 (6.77%) | 50 (2.82%) |
36 (2.03%) |
28 (1.58%) |
15 (0.85%) | 59 (3.33%) |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 35,653 | 383 (1.07%) |
12,401 (34.78%) |
11,856 (33.25%) | 4,741 (13.30%) |
2,865 (8.04%) |
2,042 (5.73%) |
890 (2.50%) | 475 (1.33%) |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortPublic, 4-year | 2,124 | 163 (7.67%) |
735 (34.60%) |
581 (27.35%) | 316 (14.88%) |
126 (5.93%) |
102 (4.80%) |
57 (2.68%) | 44 (2.07%) |
| University of South Carolina AikenPublic, 4-year | 3,840 | 327 (8.52%) |
907 (23.62%) |
839 (21.85%) | 552 (14.38%) |
357 (9.30%) |
468 (12.19%) |
258 (6.72%) | 132 (3.44%) |
| Presbyterian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,199 | 66 (5.50%) |
399 (33.28%) |
404 (33.69%) | 217 (18.10%) |
59 (4.92%) |
25 (2.09%) |
1 (0.08%) | 1 (0.08%) |
| Piedmont Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,315 | 856 (16.11%) |
1,056 (19.87%) |
646 (12.15%) | 548 (10.31%) |
621 (11.68%) |
927 (17.44%) |
436 (8.20%) | 225 (4.23%) |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,012 | 574 (28.53%) |
330 (16.40%) |
225 (11.18%) | 228 (11.33%) |
201 (9.99%) |
270 (13.42%) |
125 (6.21%) | 59 (2.93%) |
| North Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,125 | 157 (7.39%) |
784 (36.89%) |
572 (26.92%) | 298 (14.02%) |
102 (4.80%) |
96 (4.52%) |
64 (3.01%) | 46 (2.16%) |
| Newberry CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,312 | 7 (0.53%) |
496 (37.80%) |
481 (36.66%) | 261 (19.89%) |
28 (2.13%) |
19 (1.45%) |
15 (1.14%) | 5 (0.38%) |
| Morris CollegePrivate, 4-year | 384 | 3 (0.78%) |
147 (38.28%) |
101 (26.30%) | 67 (17.45%) |
25 (6.51%) |
12 (3.13%) |
18 (4.69%) | 11 (2.86%) |
| Midlands Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,091 | 1,158 (12.74%) |
2,414 (26.55%) |
1,508 (16.59%) | 1,070 (11.77%) |
1,028 (11.31%) |
1,154 (12.69%) |
518 (5.70%) | 241 (2.65%) |
| Medical University of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,175 | 1 (0.03%) |
4 (0.13%) |
79 (2.49%) | 1,296 (40.82%) |
1,204 (37.92%) |
419 (13.20%) |
121 (3.81%) | 51 (1.61%) |
| Lander UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,167 | 208 (4.99%) |
1,385 (33.24%) |
1,256 (30.14%) | 704 (16.89%) |
211 (5.06%) |
185 (4.44%) |
132 (3.17%) | 86 (2.06%) |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,137 | 1,183 (14.54%) |
2,127 (26.14%) |
1,259 (15.47%) | 977 (12.01%) |
906 (11.13%) |
981 (12.06%) |
451 (5.54%) | 253 (3.11%) |
| Greenville Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 11,380 | 2,210 (19.42%) |
2,668 (23.44%) |
1,726 (15.17%) | 1,385 (12.17%) |
1,271 (11.17%) |
1,297 (11.40%) |
540 (4.75%) | 283 (2.49%) |
| Francis Marion UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,045 | 851 (21.04%) |
1,084 (26.80%) |
920 (22.74%) | 610 (15.08%) |
209 (5.17%) |
163 (4.03%) |
118 (2.92%) | 90 (2.22%) |
| Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,940 | 423 (14.39%) |
769 (26.16%) |
511 (17.38%) | 366 (12.45%) |
329 (11.19%) |
299 (10.17%) |
162 (5.51%) | 81 (2.76%) |
| Denmark Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 725 | 295 (40.69%) |
201 (27.72%) |
90 (12.41%) | 32 (4.41%) |
27 (3.72%) |
39 (5.38%) |
28 (3.86%) | 13 (1.79%) |
| Converse UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,284 | 8 (0.62%) |
386 (30.06%) |
290 (22.59%) | 150 (11.68%) |
122 (9.50%) |
153 (11.92%) |
91 (7.09%) | 73 (5.69%) |
| Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,514 | 5 (0.33%) |
258 (17.04%) |
255 (16.84%) | 225 (14.86%) |
200 (13.21%) |
304 (20.08%) |
171 (11.29%) | 93 (6.14%) |
| Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,481 | 193 (7.78%) |
296 (11.93%) |
245 (9.88%) | 191 (7.70%) |
198 (7.98%) |
558 (22.49%) |
430 (17.33%) | 364 (14.67%) |
| Coker UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,160 | 161 (13.88%) |
312 (26.90%) |
271 (23.36%) | 125 (10.78%) |
64 (5.52%) |
60 (5.17%) |
42 (3.62%) | 17 (1.47%) |
| Clinton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 197 | 1 (0.51%) |
55 (27.92%) |
26 (13.20%) | 39 (19.80%) |
20 (10.15%) |
22 (11.17%) |
9 (4.57%) | 25 (12.69%) |
| Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-year | 28,466 | 106 (0.37%) |
9,069 (31.86%) |
10,089 (35.44%) | 4,503 (15.82%) |
2,242 (7.88%) |
1,540 (5.41%) |
634 (2.23%) | 283 (0.99%) |
| Claflin UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,830 | 6 (0.33%) |
268 (14.64%) |
609 (33.28%) | 579 (31.64%) |
116 (6.34%) |
104 (5.68%) |
90 (4.92%) | 57 (3.11%) |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,721 | 12 (0.32%) |
1,046 (28.11%) |
1,072 (28.81%) | 498 (13.38%) |
369 (9.92%) |
390 (10.48%) |
205 (5.51%) | 129 (3.47%) |
| College of CharlestonPublic, 4-year | 10,885 | 209 (1.92%) |
4,041 (37.12%) |
3,906 (35.88%) | 1,427 (13.11%) |
504 (4.63%) |
369 (3.39%) |
181 (1.66%) | 248 (2.28%) |
| Bob Jones UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,095 | 258 (8.34%) |
968 (31.28%) |
998 (32.25%) | 408 (13.18%) |
115 (3.72%) |
140 (4.52%) |
107 (3.46%) | 101 (3.26%) |
| Benedict CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,840 | 74 (4.02%) |
533 (28.97%) |
635 (34.51%) | 486 (26.41%) |
75 (4.08%) |
21 (1.14%) |
5 (0.27%) | 11 (0.60%) |
| Technical College of the LowcountryPublic, 2-4 year | 2,196 | 431 (19.63%) |
482 (21.95%) |
263 (11.98%) | 229 (10.43%) |
293 (13.34%) |
280 (12.75%) |
133 (6.06%) | 85 (3.87%) |
| Charleston Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,418 | 66 (1.93%) |
1,170 (34.23%) |
852 (24.93%) | 532 (15.56%) |
305 (8.92%) |
285 (8.34%) |
135 (3.95%) | 73 (2.14%) |
| Anderson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,121 | 217 (5.27%) |
1,358 (32.95%) |
1,179 (28.61%) | 430 (10.43%) |
263 (6.38%) |
314 (7.62%) |
227 (5.51%) | 133 (3.23%) |