A total of 245,502 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 775 native american or Alaska native students (0.32%), 5,600 asian students (2.28%), 52,888 african-american students (21.54%), 16,585 hispanic students (6.76%), 304 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.12%), and 146,414 white students (59.64%).
For South Carolina colleges, American College of the Building Arts has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Voorhees University has the lowest rate of white students (0.00%.
For Afraican-american students, Barber Tech Academy has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Bob Jones University has the lowest rate of black students (0.02% among South Carolina colleges.
For Asian students, Columbia International University has the highest rate of asian students (0.13% and Allen University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among South Carolina colleges.
In South Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, there are 4,394 asian students (2.59%), 29,910 african-american students (17.64%), 10,522 hispanic students (6.21%), and 106,588 white students (62.87%).
In South Carolina community colleges, there are 21,526 african-american students (29.59%), 5,795 hispanic students (7.97%), and 38,470 white students (52.88%).
In South Carolina trade schools, there are 1,452 african-american students (45.30%), 268 hispanic students (8.36%), and 1,356 white students (42.31%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 245,502 | 775 (0.32%) |
5,600 (2.28%) |
52,888 (21.54%) |
16,585 (6.76%) |
304 (0.12%) |
146,414 (59.64%) |
9,138 (3.72%) |
7,817 (3.18%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 169,549 | 482 (0.28%) |
4,394 (2.59%) |
29,910 (17.64%) |
10,522 (6.21%) |
185 (0.11%) |
106,588 (62.87%) |
5,880 (3.47%) |
5,699 (3.36%) |
| Community Colleges | 72,748 | 284 (0.39%) |
1,176 (1.62%) |
21,526 (29.59%) |
5,795 (7.97%) |
118 (0.16%) |
38,470 (52.88%) |
3,189 (4.38%) |
2,107 (2.90%) |
| Trade Schools | 3,205 | 9 (0.28%) |
30 (0.94%) |
1,452 (45.30%) |
268 (8.36%) |
1 (0.03%) |
1,356 (42.31%) |
69 (2.15%) |
11 (0.34%) |
The following table compares student population by race between South Carolina colleges. A total of 245,502 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,121 | 13 (0.6%) |
35 (1.7%) |
735 (34.7%) |
210 (9.9%) |
7 (0.3%) |
1,095 (51.6%) |
9 (0.4%) |
17 (0.8%) |
| Allen UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 657 | 10 (1.5%) |
1 (0.2%) |
612 (93.2%) |
15 (2.3%) |
- | 2 (0.3%) |
1 (0.2%) |
7 (1.1%) |
| Anderson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,121 | 5 (0.1%) |
63 (1.5%) |
328 (8.0%) |
- | 1 (0.0%) |
3,329 (80.8%) |
- | 395 (9.6%) |
| Charleston Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,418 | 27 (0.8%) |
38 (1.1%) |
532 (15.6%) |
183 (5.4%) |
9 (0.3%) |
1,679 (49.1%) |
117 (3.4%) |
750 (21.9%) |
| Technical College of the LowcountryPublic, 2-4 year | 2,196 | 9 (0.4%) |
28 (1.3%) |
602 (27.4%) |
386 (17.6%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,026 (46.7%) |
116 (5.3%) |
26 (1.2%) |
| Benedict CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,840 | 26 (1.4%) |
11 (0.6%) |
1,454 (79.0%) |
52 (2.8%) |
1 (0.1%) |
11 (0.6%) |
- | 23 (1.3%) |
| Bob Jones UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,095 | 7 (0.2%) |
92 (3.0%) |
54 (1.7%) |
215 (6.9%) |
8 (0.3%) |
2,225 (71.9%) |
38 (1.2%) |
231 (7.5%) |
| Southern Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,175 | - | 6 (0.5%) |
199 (16.9%) |
68 (5.8%) |
- | 767 (65.3%) |
40 (3.4%) |
90 (7.7%) |
| Charleston Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 101 | - | - | 73 (72.3%) |
7 (6.9%) |
- | 18 (17.8%) |
3 (3.0%) |
- |
| College of CharlestonPublic, 4-year | 10,885 | 12 (0.1%) |
215 (2.0%) |
657 (6.0%) |
742 (6.8%) |
4 (0.0%) |
8,536 (78.4%) |
408 (3.7%) |
185 (1.7%) |
| Charzanne Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | - | - | 29 (67.4%) |
- | - | 13 (30.2%) |
- | 1 (2.3%) |
| Northeastern Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,466 | 18 (1.2%) |
11 (0.8%) |
695 (47.4%) |
60 (4.1%) |
3 (0.2%) |
623 (42.5%) |
48 (3.3%) |
8 (0.5%) |
| Citadel Military College of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,721 | 8 (0.2%) |
70 (1.9%) |
325 (8.7%) |
257 (6.9%) |
8 (0.2%) |
2,776 (74.6%) |
177 (4.8%) |
59 (1.6%) |
| Claflin UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,830 | 11 (0.6%) |
9 (0.5%) |
1,620 (88.5%) |
20 (1.1%) |
- | 73 (4.0%) |
3 (0.2%) |
58 (3.2%) |
| Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-year | 28,466 | 61 (0.2%) |
748 (2.6%) |
1,629 (5.7%) |
2,000 (7.0%) |
31 (0.1%) |
20,834 (73.2%) |
1,007 (3.5%) |
502 (1.8%) |
| Clinton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 197 | 1 (0.5%) |
1 (0.5%) |
178 (90.4%) |
- | - | 4 (2.0%) |
12 (6.1%) |
1 (0.5%) |
| Coker UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,160 | 9 (0.8%) |
39 (3.4%) |
251 (21.6%) |
49 (4.2%) |
1 (0.1%) |
549 (47.3%) |
40 (3.4%) |
144 (12.4%) |
| Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,481 | 4 (0.2%) |
325 (13.1%) |
402 (16.2%) |
23 (0.9%) |
- | 1,027 (41.4%) |
50 (2.0%) |
156 (6.3%) |
| Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,514 | 10 (0.7%) |
24 (1.6%) |
515 (34.0%) |
137 (9.0%) |
3 (0.2%) |
644 (42.5%) |
17 (1.1%) |
147 (9.7%) |
| Converse UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,284 | 27 (2.1%) |
36 (2.8%) |
159 (12.4%) |
108 (8.4%) |
3 (0.2%) |
780 (60.7%) |
34 (2.6%) |
68 (5.3%) |
| Denmark Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 725 | 5 (0.7%) |
3 (0.4%) |
542 (74.8%) |
25 (3.4%) |
- | 144 (19.9%) |
3 (0.4%) |
3 (0.4%) |
| Erskine CollegePrivate, 4-year | 956 | 14 (1.5%) |
14 (1.5%) |
223 (23.3%) |
58 (6.1%) |
3 (0.3%) |
502 (52.5%) |
- | 142 (14.9%) |
| Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,940 | 36 (1.2%) |
31 (1.1%) |
1,115 (37.9%) |
34 (1.2%) |
- | 1,268 (43.1%) |
75 (2.6%) |
379 (12.9%) |
| Francis Marion UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,045 | 21 (0.5%) |
71 (1.8%) |
1,330 (32.9%) |
177 (4.4%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,145 (53.0%) |
140 (3.5%) |
79 (2.0%) |
| Furman UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,443 | 4 (0.2%) |
83 (3.4%) |
154 (6.3%) |
146 (6.0%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,865 (76.3%) |
87 (3.6%) |
21 (0.9%) |
| Greenville Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 11,380 | 26 (0.2%) |
303 (2.7%) |
2,085 (18.3%) |
1,592 (14.0%) |
11 (0.1%) |
6,443 (56.6%) |
476 (4.2%) |
386 (3.4%) |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,137 | 33 (0.4%) |
113 (1.4%) |
1,748 (21.5%) |
730 (9.0%) |
12 (0.1%) |
5,042 (62.0%) |
357 (4.4%) |
84 (1.0%) |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | - | 1 (0.9%) |
66 (58.4%) |
3 (2.7%) |
- | 43 (38.1%) |
- | - |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | - | 2 (1.6%) |
84 (67.7%) |
5 (4.0%) |
- | 33 (26.6%) |
- | - |
| Lander UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,167 | 25 (0.6%) |
11 (0.3%) |
932 (22.4%) |
79 (1.9%) |
30 (0.7%) |
2,760 (66.2%) |
178 (4.3%) |
43 (1.0%) |
| Limestone UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,786 | 11 (0.6%) |
13 (0.7%) |
585 (32.8%) |
49 (2.7%) |
5 (0.3%) |
822 (46.0%) |
34 (1.9%) |
246 (13.8%) |
| Medical University of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,175 | 3 (0.1%) |
213 (6.7%) |
311 (9.8%) |
181 (5.7%) |
- | 2,216 (69.8%) |
126 (4.0%) |
62 (2.0%) |
| Midlands Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,091 | 33 (0.4%) |
165 (1.8%) |
3,176 (34.9%) |
700 (7.7%) |
18 (0.2%) |
3,876 (42.6%) |
536 (5.9%) |
587 (6.5%) |
| Morris CollegePrivate, 4-year | 384 | 2 (0.5%) |
- | 357 (93.0%) |
9 (2.3%) |
- | 4 (1.0%) |
8 (2.1%) |
4 (1.0%) |
| Newberry CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,312 | 9 (0.7%) |
7 (0.5%) |
398 (30.3%) |
64 (4.9%) |
4 (0.3%) |
537 (40.9%) |
- | 199 (15.2%) |
| North Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,125 | 4 (0.2%) |
17 (0.8%) |
181 (8.5%) |
92 (4.3%) |
- | 1,345 (63.3%) |
50 (2.4%) |
404 (19.0%) |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,012 | 6 (0.3%) |
22 (1.1%) |
1,187 (59.0%) |
68 (3.4%) |
- | 681 (33.8%) |
41 (2.0%) |
7 (0.3%) |
| Piedmont Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,315 | 19 (0.4%) |
36 (0.7%) |
1,885 (35.5%) |
366 (6.9%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,777 (52.2%) |
164 (3.1%) |
64 (1.2%) |
| Presbyterian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,199 | 1 (0.1%) |
25 (2.1%) |
203 (16.9%) |
69 (5.8%) |
4 (0.3%) |
799 (66.6%) |
49 (4.1%) |
11 (0.9%) |
| University of South Carolina AikenPublic, 4-year | 3,840 | 5 (0.1%) |
68 (1.8%) |
836 (21.8%) |
273 (7.1%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,389 (62.2%) |
180 (4.7%) |
27 (0.7%) |
| University of South Carolina BeaufortPublic, 4-year | 2,124 | 5 (0.2%) |
18 (0.8%) |
416 (19.6%) |
229 (10.8%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,301 (61.3%) |
92 (4.3%) |
10 (0.5%) |
| University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 35,653 | 53 (0.1%) |
1,439 (4.0%) |
3,576 (10.0%) |
1,917 (5.4%) |
23 (0.1%) |
24,827 (69.6%) |
1,411 (4.0%) |
613 (1.7%) |
| University of South Carolina-LancasterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,772 | 8 (0.5%) |
44 (2.5%) |
267 (15.1%) |
140 (7.9%) |
- | 1,142 (64.4%) |
72 (4.1%) |
91 (5.1%) |
| University of South Carolina-SalkehatchiePublic, 2-4 year | 745 | 2 (0.3%) |
6 (0.8%) |
189 (25.4%) |
40 (5.4%) |
1 (0.1%) |
385 (51.7%) |
33 (4.4%) |
69 (9.3%) |
| University of South Carolina-SumterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,537 | 1 (0.1%) |
32 (2.1%) |
343 (22.3%) |
123 (8.0%) |
3 (0.2%) |
906 (58.9%) |
87 (5.7%) |
20 (1.3%) |
| University of South Carolina-UnionPublic, 2-4 year | 1,098 | - | 15 (1.4%) |
154 (14.0%) |
64 (5.8%) |
5 (0.5%) |
742 (67.6%) |
39 (3.6%) |
66 (6.0%) |
| Coastal Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,337 | 30 (0.3%) |
125 (1.2%) |
1,448 (14.0%) |
632 (6.1%) |
15 (0.1%) |
7,281 (70.4%) |
410 (4.0%) |
285 (2.8%) |
| South Carolina State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,649 | 9 (0.3%) |
6 (0.2%) |
2,370 (89.5%) |
9 (0.3%) |
3 (0.1%) |
72 (2.7%) |
33 (1.2%) |
146 (5.5%) |
| University of South Carolina-UpstatePublic, 4-year | 4,913 | 5 (0.1%) |
158 (3.2%) |
1,472 (30.0%) |
391 (8.0%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,453 (49.9%) |
224 (4.6%) |
146 (3.0%) |
| Spartanburg Methodist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,064 | 1 (0.1%) |
7 (0.7%) |
388 (36.5%) |
124 (11.7%) |
- | 475 (44.6%) |
62 (5.8%) |
- |
| Spartanburg Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,224 | 15 (0.2%) |
211 (3.4%) |
1,413 (22.7%) |
712 (11.4%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,474 (55.8%) |
310 (5.0%) |
85 (1.4%) |
| Central Carolina Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,314 | - | 33 (1.0%) |
1,445 (43.6%) |
183 (5.5%) |
27 (0.8%) |
1,498 (45.2%) |
125 (3.8%) |
3 (0.1%) |
| Tri-County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,629 | 11 (0.2%) |
79 (1.4%) |
553 (9.8%) |
403 (7.2%) |
1 (0.0%) |
4,266 (75.8%) |
226 (4.0%) |
90 (1.6%) |
| Trident Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 11,789 | 42 (0.4%) |
225 (1.9%) |
3,141 (26.6%) |
1,041 (8.8%) |
23 (0.2%) |
6,339 (53.8%) |
625 (5.3%) |
353 (3.0%) |
| Voorhees UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 507 | - | - | 474 (93.5%) |
- | - | 1 (0.2%) |
- | - |
| Williamsburg Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 673 | - | 3 (0.4%) |
447 (66.4%) |
4 (0.6%) |
- | 205 (30.5%) |
3 (0.4%) |
11 (1.6%) |
| Winthrop UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,712 | 14 (0.3%) |
83 (1.8%) |
1,480 (31.4%) |
330 (7.0%) |
4 (0.1%) |
2,513 (53.3%) |
232 (4.9%) |
1 (0.0%) |
| Wofford CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,823 | 6 (0.3%) |
39 (2.1%) |
121 (6.6%) |
103 (5.7%) |
- | 1,457 (79.9%) |
64 (3.5%) |
- |
| York Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,521 | 26 (0.6%) |
76 (1.7%) |
1,039 (23.0%) |
448 (9.9%) |
5 (0.1%) |
2,545 (56.3%) |
281 (6.2%) |
101 (2.2%) |
| South University-ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year | 510 | 2 (0.4%) |
4 (0.8%) |
349 (68.4%) |
26 (5.1%) |
2 (0.4%) |
96 (18.8%) |
13 (2.5%) |
16 (3.1%) |
| Academy of Hair TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | - | 3 (4.2%) |
31 (43.1%) |
8 (11.1%) |
- | 29 (40.3%) |
- | - |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillPrivate, Less than 2-year | 174 | 1 (0.6%) |
- | 87 (50.0%) |
8 (4.6%) |
- | 75 (43.1%) |
3 (1.7%) |
- |
| Strand College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 92 | - | 1 (1.1%) |
18 (19.6%) |
3 (3.3%) |
- | 67 (72.8%) |
2 (2.2%) |
1 (1.1%) |
| Miller-Motte College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 174 | - | 2 (1.1%) |
131 (75.3%) |
10 (5.7%) |
- | 26 (14.9%) |
3 (1.7%) |
2 (1.1%) |
| Southeastern College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 196 | 4 (2.0%) |
2 (1.0%) |
71 (36.2%) |
17 (8.7%) |
1 (0.5%) |
89 (45.4%) |
11 (5.6%) |
1 (0.5%) |
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | - | - | 6 (20.0%) |
- | - | 24 (80.0%) |
- | - |
| Southeastern College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year | 155 | 1 (0.6%) |
- | 97 (62.6%) |
8 (5.2%) |
1 (0.6%) |
44 (28.4%) |
2 (1.3%) |
2 (1.3%) |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgPrivate, Less than 2-year | 156 | - | 2 (1.3%) |
62 (39.7%) |
4 (2.6%) |
- | 88 (56.4%) |
- | - |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 117 | - | - | 96 (82.1%) |
6 (5.1%) |
- | 13 (11.1%) |
1 (0.9%) |
1 (0.9%) |
| Charleston School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 619 | 4 (0.6%) |
9 (1.5%) |
24 (3.9%) |
39 (6.3%) |
- | 513 (82.9%) |
4 (0.6%) |
23 (3.7%) |
| Academy for Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 48 | - | - | 42 (87.5%) |
- | - | 6 (12.5%) |
- | - |
| Strayer University-South CarolinaPrivate, 4-year | 1,841 | 7 (0.4%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1,279 (69.5%) |
61 (3.3%) |
2 (0.1%) |
405 (22.0%) |
63 (3.4%) |
19 (1.0%) |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 182 | - | - | 98 (53.8%) |
3 (1.6%) |
- | 81 (44.5%) |
- | - |
| Fortis College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year | 431 | 1 (0.2%) |
- | 330 (76.6%) |
11 (2.6%) |
- | 76 (17.6%) |
12 (2.8%) |
1 (0.2%) |
| Miller-Motte College-ConwayPrivate, 2-4 year | 235 | 1 (0.4%) |
1 (0.4%) |
144 (61.3%) |
4 (1.7%) |
- | 75 (31.9%) |
6 (2.6%) |
4 (1.7%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 236 | - | 1 (0.4%) |
113 (47.9%) |
7 (3.0%) |
- | 103 (43.6%) |
10 (4.2%) |
2 (0.8%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 284 | 3 (1.1%) |
3 (1.1%) |
108 (38.0%) |
21 (7.4%) |
- | 142 (50.0%) |
6 (2.1%) |
1 (0.4%) |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | - | 1 (0.7%) |
39 (26.7%) |
7 (4.8%) |
- | 98 (67.1%) |
- | 1 (0.7%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 153 | 1 (0.7%) |
3 (2.0%) |
29 (19.0%) |
11 (7.2%) |
- | 103 (67.3%) |
6 (3.9%) |
- |
| ArclabsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 503 | 3 (0.6%) |
6 (1.2%) |
89 (17.7%) |
156 (31.0%) |
1 (0.2%) |
211 (41.9%) |
27 (5.4%) |
2 (0.4%) |
| Top of the Line Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 52 | - | - | 46 (88.5%) |
3 (5.8%) |
- | 3 (5.8%) |
- | - |
| Barber Tech AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 65 | - | - | 65 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekPrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | - | 1 (0.7%) |
85 (58.2%) |
4 (2.7%) |
- | 55 (37.7%) |
- | 1 (0.7%) |
| Southeastern Esthetics InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 328 | 1 (0.3%) |
3 (0.9%) |
174 (53.0%) |
9 (2.7%) |
- | 129 (39.3%) |
11 (3.4%) |
1 (0.3%) |
| American College of the Building ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 141 | 3 (2.1%) |
- | 3 (2.1%) |
3 (2.1%) |
1 (0.7%) |
131 (92.9%) |
- | - |
| Vski Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | - | 3 (9.4%) |
4 (12.5%) |
3 (9.4%) |
- | 22 (68.8%) |
- | - |
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 8 | - | - | 8 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachPrivate, 2-4 year | 252 | - | 3 (1.2%) |
77 (30.6%) |
8 (3.2%) |
- | 126 (50.0%) |
5 (2.0%) |
33 (13.1%) |