The student population at University of South Carolina-Columbia is 35,653 (27,343 undergraduate and 8,310 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,689 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at South Carolina is 76.69% which is increased by 3,163 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 526 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,171 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 4,778.46% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 34,424 where 35,653 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

76.69% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.31% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,163 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 526 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in South Carolina than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of South Carolina-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1431,96424,18011,05013,1307,7843,2884,496
2014-1532,971
1,007
24,866
686
11,415
365
13,451
321
8,105
321
3,358
70
4,747
251
2015-1633,724
753
25,237
371
11,708
293
13,529
78
8,487
382
3,478
120
5,009
262
2016-1734,099
375
25,556
319
11,896
188
13,660
131
8,543
56
3,440
-38
5,103
94
2017-1834,731
632
26,362
806
12,208
312
14,154
494
8,369
-174
3,274
-166
5,095
-8
2018-1934,795
64
26,733
371
12,502
294
14,231
77
8,062
-307
3,185
-89
4,877
-218
2019-2035,364
569
27,502
769
12,751
249
14,751
520
7,862
-200
3,119
-66
4,743
-134
2020-2135,470
106
27,271
-231
12,612
-139
14,659
-92
8,199
337
3,155
36
5,044
301
2021-2235,471
1
26,864
-407
12,063
-549
14,801
142
8,607
408
3,217
62
5,390
346
2022-2335,653
182
27,343
479
11,975
-88
15,368
567
8,310
-297
3,095
-122
5,215
-175
Average34,42426,19112,01814,1738,2333,2614,972
University of South Carolina-Columbia Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 26,191 where 27,343 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Carolina-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1424,18022,53310,17112,3621,647879768
2014-1524,86623,17910,51712,6621,687898789
2015-1625,23723,61310,82412,7891,624884740
2016-1725,55624,38211,28513,0971,174611563
2017-1826,36225,24311,61413,6291,119594525
2018-1926,73325,63311,94513,6881,100557543
2019-2027,50226,40012,17514,2251,102576526
2020-2127,27126,17412,00914,1651,097603494
2021-2226,86425,63411,41614,2181,230647583
2022-2327,34326,24211,39414,8481,101581520
Average26,19126,19111,33513,56826,191683605
University of South Carolina-Columbia Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,233 where 8,310 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Carolina-Columbia since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,7845,4892,4463,0432,2958421,453
2014-158,1055,7242,5493,1752,3818091,572
2015-168,4875,8282,5893,2392,6598891,770
2016-178,5435,8892,5723,3172,6548681,786
2017-188,3695,8282,5133,3152,5417611,780
2018-198,0625,6372,4673,1702,4257181,707
2019-207,8625,4142,3883,0262,4487311,717
2020-218,1995,6302,4323,1982,5697231,846
2021-228,6075,9412,4663,4752,6667511,915
2022-238,3105,6992,3453,3542,6117501,861
Average8,2338,2332,4773,2318,2337841,741
University of South Carolina-Columbia Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.64%. The percentage was 73.91% 10 years ago and South Carolina still has a high percentage of white students. 4.04% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Columbia over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14687103,3761,1862923,626956
2014-15798813,4381,3093024,3511,057
2015-16739453,3921,3323424,8861,104
2016-17629533,3051,3673725,0881,125
2017-18621,0273,2641,4813525,4891,169
2018-19601,0583,1671,4973525,5371,206
2019-20611,1583,1161,6472825,7481,300
2020-21681,2793,3891,7422625,5601,380
2021-22581,3823,4131,8113325,1411,400
2022-23531,4393,5761,9172324,8271,411
Average641,0833,3441,5293125,0251,211
University of South Carolina-Columbia Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,171 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4,778.46% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of South Carolina-Columbia from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1532,9716581632,090
2015-1633,7241,6595,43526,630
2016-1734,0991,6486,74625,705
2017-1834,7311,4767,25226,003
2018-1934,7951,6098,09925,087
2019-2035,3641,9169,39724,051
2020-2135,47017,64815,4442,378
2021-2235,4713,41616,60815,447
2022-2335,6533,17118,58413,898
Average34,6983,6239,82021,254

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