A total of 245,502 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
There are 215,733 undergraduate and 29,769 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.87% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.13%.
By school level, 169,549 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 72,748 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,205 students enrolled in trade schools.
For South Carolina colleges, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most number of students of 35,653 among 4-year colleges. For South Carolina community colleges, Trident Technical College has the most students of 11,789 and Arclabs is the largest trade school with 503.
By attending status, there are 165,866 full-time students and 79,636 part-time students at South Carolina colleges.
The following table compares student population by school level 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 | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
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Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||
Aiken Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,121 | 2,121 | 699 | 1,422 | - | - | - |
Allen UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 657 | 603 | 576 | 27 | 54 | 26 | 28 |
Anderson UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,121 | 3,237 | 2,857 | 380 | 884 | 759 | 125 |
Charleston Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,418 | 2,836 | 2,583 | 253 | 582 | 206 | 376 |
Technical College of the LowcountryPublic, 2-4 year | 2,196 | 2,196 | 458 | 1,738 | - | - | - |
Benedict CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,840 | 1,796 | 1,708 | 88 | 44 | 44 | - |
Bob Jones UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,095 | 2,665 | 2,265 | 400 | 430 | 74 | 356 |
Southern Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,175 | 896 | 641 | 255 | 279 | 51 | 228 |
Charleston Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 101 | 101 | 65 | 36 | - | - | - |
College of CharlestonPublic, 4-year | 10,885 | 9,972 | 9,185 | 787 | 913 | 279 | 634 |
Charzanne Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | 43 | 28 | 15 | - | - | - |
Northeastern Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,466 | 1,466 | 240 | 1,226 | - | - | - |
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,721 | 2,695 | 2,469 | 226 | 1,026 | 183 | 843 |
Claflin UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,830 | 1,749 | 1,618 | 131 | 81 | 47 | 34 |
Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-year | 28,466 | 22,566 | 21,741 | 825 | 5,900 | 3,293 | 2,607 |
Clinton CollegePrivate, 4-year | 197 | 197 | 192 | 5 | - | - | - |
Coker UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,160 | 1,060 | 747 | 313 | 100 | 33 | 67 |
Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,481 | 1,001 | 564 | 437 | 1,480 | 181 | 1,299 |
Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,514 | 1,173 | 790 | 383 | 341 | 167 | 174 |
Converse UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,284 | 804 | 781 | 23 | 480 | 120 | 360 |
Denmark Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 725 | 725 | 327 | 398 | - | - | - |
Erskine CollegePrivate, 4-year | 956 | 817 | 764 | 53 | 139 | 11 | 128 |
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,940 | 2,940 | 1,112 | 1,828 | - | - | - |
Francis Marion UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,045 | 3,635 | 2,583 | 1,052 | 410 | 112 | 298 |
Furman UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,443 | 2,283 | 2,264 | 19 | 160 | 117 | 43 |
Greenville Technical CollegePublic, 4-year | 11,380 | 11,380 | 4,192 | 7,188 | - | - | - |
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,137 | 8,137 | 3,575 | 4,562 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 113 | 113 | 83 | 30 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 124 | 124 | 74 | 50 | - | - | - |
Lander UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,167 | 3,562 | 3,197 | 365 | 605 | 120 | 485 |
Limestone UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,786 | 1,602 | 1,314 | 288 | 184 | 159 | 25 |
Medical University of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year | 3,175 | 300 | 290 | 10 | 2,875 | 2,614 | 261 |
Midlands Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,091 | 9,091 | 3,669 | 5,422 | - | - | - |
Morris CollegePrivate, 4-year | 384 | 384 | 380 | 4 | - | - | - |
Newberry CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,312 | 1,296 | 1,264 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
North Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,125 | 1,839 | 1,574 | 265 | 286 | 241 | 45 |
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,012 | 2,012 | 563 | 1,449 | - | - | - |
Piedmont Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,315 | 5,315 | 1,733 | 3,582 | - | - | - |
Presbyterian CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,199 | 955 | 893 | 62 | 244 | 237 | 7 |
University of South Carolina AikenPublic, 4-year | 3,840 | 3,145 | 2,452 | 693 | 695 | 158 | 537 |
University of South Carolina BeaufortPublic, 4-year | 2,124 | 2,053 | 1,665 | 388 | 71 | 8 | 63 |
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year | 35,653 | 27,343 | 26,242 | 1,101 | 8,310 | 5,699 | 2,611 |
University of South Carolina-LancasterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,772 | 1,772 | 675 | 1,097 | - | - | - |
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchiePublic, 2-4 year | 745 | 745 | 285 | 460 | - | - | - |
University of South Carolina-SumterPublic, 2-4 year | 1,537 | 1,537 | 498 | 1,039 | - | - | - |
University of South Carolina-UnionPublic, 2-4 year | 1,098 | 1,098 | 294 | 804 | - | - | - |
Coastal Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year | 10,337 | 9,794 | 9,015 | 779 | 543 | 148 | 395 |
South Carolina State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,649 | 2,374 | 2,114 | 260 | 275 | 171 | 104 |
University of South Carolina-UpstatePublic, 4-year | 4,913 | 4,481 | 3,585 | 896 | 432 | 47 | 385 |
Spartanburg Methodist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,064 | 1,064 | 958 | 106 | - | - | - |
Spartanburg Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,224 | 6,224 | 2,477 | 3,747 | - | - | - |
Central Carolina Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,314 | 3,314 | 902 | 2,412 | - | - | - |
Tri-County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,629 | 5,629 | 3,154 | 2,475 | - | - | - |
Trident Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 11,789 | 11,789 | 3,969 | 7,820 | - | - | - |
Voorhees UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 507 | 473 | 418 | 55 | 34 | 34 | - |
Williamsburg Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 673 | 673 | 116 | 557 | - | - | - |
Winthrop UniversityPublic, 4-year | 4,712 | 3,741 | 3,179 | 562 | 971 | 318 | 653 |
Wofford CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,823 | 1,823 | 1,807 | 16 | - | - | - |
York Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,521 | 4,521 | 1,904 | 2,617 | - | - | - |
South University-ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year | 510 | 420 | 322 | 98 | 90 | 73 | 17 |
Academy of Hair TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 72 | 72 | 16 | 56 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillPrivate, Less than 2-year | 174 | 174 | 109 | 65 | - | - | - |
Strand College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 92 | 92 | 92 | - | - | - | - |
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 174 | 174 | 168 | 6 | - | - | - |
Southeastern College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year | 196 | 196 | 141 | 55 | - | - | - |
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year | 30 | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Southeastern College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year | 155 | 155 | 115 | 40 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgPrivate, Less than 2-year | 156 | 156 | 123 | 33 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 117 | 117 | 84 | 33 | - | - | - |
Charleston School of LawPrivate, 4-year | 619 | - | - | - | 619 | 573 | 46 |
Academy for Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year | 48 | 48 | 48 | - | - | - | - |
Strayer University-South CarolinaPrivate, 4-year | 1,841 | 1,625 | 137 | 1,488 | 216 | 35 | 181 |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year | 182 | 182 | 127 | 55 | - | - | - |
Fortis College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year | 431 | 431 | 431 | - | - | - | - |
Miller-Motte College-ConwayPrivate, 2-4 year | 235 | 235 | 233 | 2 | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 236 | 236 | 189 | 47 | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 284 | 284 | 200 | 84 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | 146 | 112 | 34 | - | - | - |
Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year | 153 | 153 | 97 | 56 | - | - | - |
ArclabsPrivate, Less than 2-year | 503 | 503 | 308 | 195 | - | - | - |
Top of the Line Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 52 | 52 | 35 | 17 | - | - | - |
Barber Tech AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 65 | 65 | 50 | 15 | - | - | - |
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekPrivate, Less than 2-year | 146 | 146 | 102 | 44 | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Columbia CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southeastern Esthetics InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year | 328 | 328 | 288 | 40 | - | - | - |
Strayer University-Charleston CampusPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
American College of the Building ArtsPrivate, 4-year | 141 | 141 | 139 | 2 | - | - | - |
Vski Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 32 | 32 | 32 | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-GreenvillePrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-CharlestonPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ECPI University-ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachPrivate, 2-4 year | 252 | 252 | 21 | 231 | - | - | - |