Population Comparison Between Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Members

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is 419,022 with 215,254 female students and 203,768 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Among the colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled students of 53,363, while Wake Forest University has the least number of students of 9,322 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Colleges In Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
	Name	Total	Men	Women
	Florida State University	43,889	18,487	25,402
	University of Miami	19,852	8,859	10,993
	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
	University of Notre Dame	13,042	6,845	6,197
	University of Louisville	23,065	10,058	13,007
	Boston College	15,432	7,082	8,350
	Syracuse University	22,589	9,981	12,608
	Duke University	17,499	7,778	9,721
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	32,438	12,821	19,617
	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	38,464	19,373	19,091
	Wake Forest University	9,322	4,026	5,296
	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35,724	14,987	20,737
	Clemson University	29,077	13,430	15,647
	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	38,857	21,926	16,931
	University of Virginia-Main Campus	26,409	11,946	14,463
Total		419,022	203,768	215,254

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is 278,339 with 146,656 female students and 131,683 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Among the colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Florida State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 32,720, while Wake Forest University has the least number of undergraduate students of 5,490.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Colleges In Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
	Name	Total	Men	Women
	Florida State University	32,720	14,313	18,407
	University of Miami	13,250	5,994	7,256
	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
	University of Notre Dame	8,880	4,551	4,329
	University of Louisville	17,086	7,354	9,732
	Boston College	10,314	4,907	5,407
	Syracuse University	15,957	7,049	8,908
	Duke University	6,523	3,017	3,506
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	8,197	12,688
	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	14,264	14,158
	Wake Forest University	5,490	2,461	3,029
	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	11,031	14,869
	Clemson University	23,401	10,707	12,694
	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	31,035	17,586	13,449
	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,885	7,839	10,046
Total		278,339	131,683	146,656

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is 140,683 with 68,598 female students and 72,085 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Among the colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while Wake Forest University has the least number of graduate students of 3,832.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Colleges In Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
	Name	Total	Men	Women
	Florida State University	11,169	4,174	6,995
	University of Miami	6,602	2,865	3,737
	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
	University of Notre Dame	4,162	2,294	1,868
	University of Louisville	5,979	2,704	3,275
	Boston College	5,118	2,175	2,943
	Syracuse University	6,632	2,932	3,700
	Duke University	10,976	4,761	6,215
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	11,553	4,624	6,929
	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	10,042	5,109	4,933
	Wake Forest University	3,832	1,565	2,267
	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	9,824	3,956	5,868
	Clemson University	5,676	2,723	2,953
	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	7,822	4,340	3,482
	University of Virginia-Main Campus	8,524	4,107	4,417
Total		140,683	72,085	68,598

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between colleges in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In undergraduate programs, out of total 278,339 students, 8,287 students (2.98%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 89,858 students (32.28%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 140,683 students, 45,993 students (32.69%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 17,571 students (12.49%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Colleges In Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
	Florida State University	32,720	1,667 (5.09%)	20,214 (61.78%)	11,169	4,094 (36.66%)	1,357 (12.15%)
	University of Miami	13,250	205 (1.55%)	5,942 (44.85%)	6,602	819 (12.41%)	963 (14.59%)
	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	1,580 (7.67%)	3,634 (17.65%)	32,772	23,677 (72.25%)	658 (2.01%)
	University of Notre Dame	8,880	-	196 (2.21%)	4,162	246 (5.91%)	265 (6.37%)
	University of Louisville	17,086	2,755 (16.12%)	7,809 (45.70%)	5,979	1,800 (30.11%)	1,231 (20.59%)
	Boston College	10,314	133 (1.29%)	876 (8.49%)	5,118	599 (11.70%)	1,163 (22.72%)
	Syracuse University	15,957	394 (2.47%)	1,664 (10.43%)	6,632	1,904 (28.71%)	732 (11.04%)
	Duke University	6,523	1 (0.02%)	137 (2.10%)	10,976	1,311 (11.94%)	2,699 (24.59%)
	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	20,885	43 (0.21%)	3,936 (18.85%)	11,553	1,815 (15.71%)	1,733 (15.00%)
	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	28,422	685 (2.41%)	12,160 (42.78%)	10,042	2,269 (22.60%)	1,361 (13.55%)
	Wake Forest University	5,490	1 (0.02%)	144 (2.62%)	3,832	1,232 (32.15%)	371 (9.68%)
	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	25,900	106 (0.41%)	4,507 (17.40%)	9,824	1,359 (13.83%)	1,537 (15.65%)
	Clemson University	23,401	150 (0.64%)	8,205 (35.06%)	5,676	1,896 (33.40%)	801 (14.11%)
	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	31,035	164 (0.53%)	17,423 (56.14%)	7,822	1,413 (18.06%)	1,890 (24.16%)
	University of Virginia-Main Campus	17,885	403 (2.25%)	3,011 (16.84%)	8,524	1,559 (18.29%)	810 (9.50%)
Average		278,339	8,287 (2.98%)	89,858 (32.28%)	140,683	45,993 (32.69%)	17,571 (12.49%)