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Selected Colleges Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of selected colleges is 60,894 with 36,229 female students and 24,665 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled students of 35,653, while South Carolina State University has the least number of students of 2,649 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
Lander University 4,1671,317 2,850
Medical University of South Carolina 3,175943 2,232
University of South Carolina-Columbia 35,65315,070 20,583
Coastal Carolina University 10,3374,604 5,733
South Carolina State University 2,6491,174 1,475
University of South Carolina-Upstate 4,9131,557 3,356
Total60,894 24,66536,229

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 47,854 with 27,704 female students and 20,150 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 27,343, while Medical University of South Carolina has the least number of undergraduate students of 300.
Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
Lander University 3,5621,150 2,412
Medical University of South Carolina 30032 268
University of South Carolina-Columbia 27,34311,975 15,368
Coastal Carolina University 9,7944,417 5,377
South Carolina State University 2,3741,094 1,280
University of South Carolina-Upstate 4,4811,482 2,999
Total47,85420,15027,704

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 13,040 with 8,525 female students and 4,515 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,310, while South Carolina State University has the least number of graduate students of 275.
Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameTotalMenWomen
Lander University 605167 438
Medical University of South Carolina 2,875911 1,964
University of South Carolina-Columbia 8,3103,095 5,215
Coastal Carolina University 543187 356
South Carolina State University 27580 195
University of South Carolina-Upstate 43275 357
Total13,0404,5158,525

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 47,854 students, 2,213 students (4.62%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 27,717 students (57.92%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 13,040 students, 4,249 students (32.58%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 1,344 students (10.31%) have learned from at least one online course.
Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Selected Colleges
NameUndergraduateGraduate
TotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online ClassesTotalOnline ExclusivelySome Online Classes
Lander University 3,562 305
(8.56%)
1,635
(45.90%)
605 489
(80.83%)
79
(13.06%)
Medical University of South Carolina 300 45
(15.00%)
255
(85.00%)
2,875 554
(19.27%)
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University of South Carolina-Columbia 27,343 745
(2.72%)
17,415
(63.69%)
8,310 2,426
(29.19%)
1,169
(14.07%)
Coastal Carolina University 9,794 289
(2.95%)
4,216
(43.05%)
543 265
(48.80%)
51
(9.39%)
South Carolina State University 2,374 52
(2.19%)
1,207
(50.84%)
275 108
(39.27%)
39
(14.18%)
University of South Carolina-Upstate 4,481 777
(17.34%)
2,989
(66.70%)
432 407
(94.21%)
6
(1.39%)
Average47,854 2,213
(4.62%)
27,717
(57.92%)
13,040 4,249
(32.58%)
1,344
(10.31%)