How many students at SWU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,175 students have enrolled in Southern Wesleyan University with 896 undergraduate and 279 graduate students.
By gender, 389 male and 786 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (1,427 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs)).
535 students are enrolled exclusively, and 417 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Southern Wesleyan University has a total of 1,175 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 896 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 279 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 389 male and 786 female students (the male-female ratio is 33:67) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 1,175 | 896 | 279 |
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| Men | 389 | 337 | 52 |
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| Women | 786 | 559 | 227 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 767 White, 199 Black, and 6 Asian students out of a total of 1,175 are attending at Southern Wesleyan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| Black | 199 | 62 | 137 |
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| Hispanic | 68 | 29 | 39 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 767 | 243 | 524 |
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| Two or more races | 40 | 16 | 24 |
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| Race Unknown | 90 | 35 | 55 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| Black | 141 | 51 | 90 |
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| Hispanic | 56 | 25 | 31 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 584 | 213 | 371 |
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| Two or more races | 33 | 13 | 20 |
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| Race Unknown | 72 | 32 | 40 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | - | - | - |
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| Black | 58 | 11 | 47 |
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| Hispanic | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 183 | 30 | 153 |
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| Two or more races | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| Race Unknown | 18 | 3 | 15 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, SWU has 74 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 824 students under 25 years old, and 474 students over 25 years old out of 1,300 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 74 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. SWU has 791 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 252 students aged 25 and over.
It has 33 graduate students aged under 25 and 222 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 74 | 48 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 304 | 194 | 110 |
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| 20-21 | 312 | 195 | 117 |
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| 22-24 | 134 | 81 | 53 |
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| 25-29 | 87 | 67 | 20 |
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| 30-34 | 88 | 68 | 20 |
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| 35-39 | 91 | 73 | 18 |
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| 40-49 | 137 | 107 | 30 |
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| 50-64 | 70 | 59 | 11 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 74 | 48 | 26 |
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| 18-19 | 304 | 194 | 110 |
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| 20-21 | 310 | 193 | 117 |
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| 22-24 | 103 | 60 | 43 |
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| 25-29 | 55 | 42 | 13 |
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| 30-34 | 42 | 31 | 11 |
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| 35-39 | 45 | 38 | 7 |
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| 40-49 | 72 | 53 | 19 |
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| 50-64 | 37 | 29 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 31 | 21 | 10 |
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| 25-29 | 32 | 25 | 7 |
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| 30-34 | 46 | 37 | 9 |
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| 35-39 | 46 | 35 | 11 |
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| 40-49 | 65 | 54 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Southern Wesleyan University, 535 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 417 students are enrolled in some online courses.
447 students lived in South Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 1,175 | 535 | 417 |
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| Undergraduate | 896 | 256 | 417 |
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| Graduate | 279 | 279 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| South Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 447 | 87 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 206 | 50 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 241 | 37 | 1 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 896 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 108 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.05%.73 students have transferred in as full-time status and 35 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 568 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 73 |
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| Regular Part-time | 220 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 35 |
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