Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in South Carolina is 245,889 with 148,589 female students and 97,300 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 Colleges in South Carolina.
Among the Colleges in South Carolina, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled students of 35,653, while Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College has the least number of students of 8 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in South Carolina is 215,745 with 129,720 female students and 86,025 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in South Carolina.
Among the Colleges in South Carolina, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 27,343, while Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College has the least number of undergraduate students of 8.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in South Carolina is 30,144 with 18,869 female students and 11,275 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between Colleges in South Carolina.
Among the Colleges in South Carolina, University of South Carolina-Columbia has the most enrolled graduate students of 8,310, while Newberry College has the least number of graduate students of 16.
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Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in South Carolina. In undergraduate programs, out of total 210,564 students, 38,670 students (18.36%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 83,438 students (39.63%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 30,144 students, 12,843 students (42.61%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 3,383 students (11.22%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Aiken Technical College | 2,121 | 854 (40.26%) |
721 (33.99%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Allen University | 603 | 7 (1.16%) |
83 (13.76%) | 54 | 54 (100.00%) |
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| Anderson University | 3,237 | 248 (7.66%) |
1,481 (45.75%) | 884 | 624 (70.59%) |
7 (0.79%) | |
| Charleston Southern University | 2,836 | 317 (11.18%) |
1,083 (38.19%) | 582 | 246 (42.27%) |
49 (8.42%) | |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | 2,196 | 883 (40.21%) |
711 (32.38%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Benedict College | 1,796 | 82 (4.57%) |
933 (51.95%) | 44 | 32 (72.73%) |
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| Bob Jones University | 2,665 | 233 (8.74%) |
376 (14.11%) | 430 | 196 (45.58%) |
26 (6.05%) | |
| Southern Wesleyan University | 896 | 256 (28.57%) |
417 (46.54%) | 279 | 279 (100.00%) |
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| Charleston Cosmetology Institute | Charleston Cosmetology Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| College of Charleston | 9,972 | 217 (2.18%) |
5,033 (50.47%) | 913 | 490 (53.67%) |
51 (5.59%) | |
| Charzanne Beauty College | Charzanne Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Northeastern Technical College | 1,466 | 1,023 (69.78%) |
244 (16.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | 2,695 | 132 (4.90%) |
262 (9.72%) | 1,026 | 484 (47.17%) |
348 (33.92%) | |
| Claflin University | 1,749 | 122 (6.98%) |
- | 81 | 65 (80.25%) |
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| Clemson University | 22,566 | 186 (0.82%) |
9,593 (42.51%) | 5,900 | 2,022 (34.27%) |
813 (13.78%) | |
| Clinton College | 197 | 70 (35.53%) |
40 (20.30%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Coker University | 1,060 | 127 (11.98%) |
592 (55.85%) | 100 | 100 (100.00%) |
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| Columbia International University | 1,001 | 211 (21.08%) |
115 (11.49%) | 1,480 | 1,381 (93.31%) |
33 (2.23%) | |
| Columbia College | 1,173 | 506 (43.14%) |
399 (34.02%) | 341 | 290 (85.04%) |
12 (3.52%) | |
| Converse University | 804 | 4 (0.50%) |
318 (39.55%) | 480 | 117 (24.38%) |
113 (23.54%) | |
| Denmark Technical College | 725 | 237 (32.69%) |
270 (37.24%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Erskine College | 817 | - | 381 (46.63%) | 139 | 46 (33.09%) |
21 (15.11%) | |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | 2,940 | 970 (32.99%) |
957 (32.55%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Forrest College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| Francis Marion University | 3,635 | 120 (3.30%) |
973 (26.77%) | 410 | 232 (56.59%) |
83 (20.24%) | |
| Furman University | 2,283 | - | 11 (0.48%) | 160 | 74 (46.25%) |
7 (4.38%) | |
| Greenville Technical College | 11,380 | 3,692 (32.44%) |
3,434 (30.18%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | 8,137 | 3,932 (48.32%) |
2,173 (26.71%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North Augusta does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-Columbia does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Lander University | 3,562 | 305 (8.56%) |
1,635 (45.90%) | 605 | 489 (80.83%) |
79 (13.06%) | |
| Limestone University | 1,602 | 547 (34.14%) |
771 (48.13%) | 184 | 184 (100.00%) |
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| Medical University of South Carolina | 300 | 45 (15.00%) |
255 (85.00%) | 2,875 | 554 (19.27%) |
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| Midlands Technical College | 9,091 | 3,125 (34.37%) |
3,430 (37.73%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Morris College | 384 | 18 (4.69%) |
189 (49.22%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Newberry College | 1,296 | 35 (2.70%) |
- | 16 | 16 (100.00%) |
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| North Greenville University | 1,839 | 204 (11.09%) |
461 (25.07%) | 286 | 143 (50.00%) |
40 (13.99%) | |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | 2,012 | 728 (36.18%) |
868 (43.14%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Piedmont Technical College | 5,315 | 2,350 (44.21%) |
1,525 (28.69%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Presbyterian College | 955 | - | 111 (11.62%) | 244 | - | - | |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | 3,145 | 582 (18.51%) |
1,332 (42.35%) | 695 | 663 (95.40%) |
1 (0.14%) | |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | 2,053 | 343 (16.71%) |
1,227 (59.77%) | 71 | 26 (36.62%) |
4 (5.63%) | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 27,343 | 745 (2.72%) |
17,415 (63.69%) | 8,310 | 2,426 (29.19%) |
1,169 (14.07%) | |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | 1,772 | 365 (20.60%) |
710 (40.07%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie | 745 | 252 (33.83%) |
310 (41.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of South Carolina-Sumter | 1,537 | 335 (21.80%) |
676 (43.98%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of South Carolina-Union | 1,098 | 253 (23.04%) |
397 (36.16%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| 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%) | |
| Sherman College of Chiropractic | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 375 | - | 187 (49.87%) | |||
| Spartanburg Methodist College | 1,064 | 133 (12.50%) |
424 (39.85%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Spartanburg Community College | 6,224 | 1,599 (25.69%) |
1,899 (30.51%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Central Carolina Technical College | 3,314 | 1,284 (38.74%) |
941 (28.39%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Sumter Beauty College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Tri-County Technical College | 5,629 | 727 (12.92%) |
2,045 (36.33%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Trident Technical College | 11,789 | 5,202 (44.13%) |
2,905 (24.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Voorhees University | 473 | 145 (30.66%) |
- | 34 | 34 (100.00%) |
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| Williamsburg Technical College | 673 | 167 (24.81%) |
153 (22.73%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Winthrop University | 3,741 | 114 (3.05%) |
2,176 (58.17%) | 971 | 551 (56.75%) |
174 (17.92%) | |
| Wofford College | Wofford College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| York Technical College | 4,521 | 1,723 (38.11%) |
1,700 (37.60%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| South University-Columbia | 420 | 165 (39.29%) |
100 (23.81%) | 90 | 29 (32.22%) |
7 (7.78%) | |
| Academy of Hair Technology | Academy of Hair Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock Hill does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strand College of Hair Design | Strand College of Hair Design does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||||
| Centura College-North Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston | 174 | - | 66 (37.93%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southeastern College-Charleston | 196 | 7 (3.57%) |
- | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc | LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Southeastern College-Columbia | 155 | - | - | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Centura College-Columbia | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Spartanburg does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Columbia does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| W L Bonner College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| University of Phoenix-South Carolina | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/17/2018) | ||||||
| The Art Institute of Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/14/2018) | ||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Columbia | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||
| Charleston School of Law | No Undergraduate Level Courses Offered | 619 | - | 63 (10.18%) | |||
| Virginia College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||||
| Virginia College-Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/12/2018) | ||||||
| Brown Mackie College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Remington College-Columbia Campus | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| Academy for Careers and Technology | Academy for Careers and Technology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering | Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Virginia College-Columbia | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||||
| Strayer University-South Carolina | 1,625 | 1,625 (100.00%) |
- | 216 | 216 (100.00%) |
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| ITT Technical Institute-North Charleston | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Fortis College-Columbia | 431 | - | 351 (81.44%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Miller-Motte College-Conway | 235 | - | 102 (43.40%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Virginia College-Spartanburg | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||||
| Cosmetic Arts Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/09/2019) | ||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia | Paul Mitchell the School-Columbia does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston | Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Greenville does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| ITT Technical Institute-Myrtle Beach | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||||
| Palmetto Beauty School | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||||
| Columbia Academy of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 01/31/2018) | ||||||
| Virginia College-Florence | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville | Paul Mitchell the School-Greenville does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Arclabs | Arclabs does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Top of the Line Barber College | Top of the Line Barber College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy | B-Unique Beauty and Barber Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Barber Tech Academy | Barber Tech Academy does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Construction Training Center | Construction Training Center does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| International Diving Institute | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek | Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose Creek does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Southeastern Esthetics Institute | Southeastern Esthetics Institute does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| American College of the Building Arts | American College of the Building Arts does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Vski Cosmetology School | Vski Cosmetology School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strayer University-Charleston Campus | Strayer University-Charleston Campus does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strayer University-Columbia Campus | Strayer University-Columbia Campus does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| ECPI University-Columbia | ECPI University-Columbia does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| ECPI University-Charleston | ECPI University-Charleston does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| ECPI University-Greenville | ECPI University-Greenville does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College | Personal Touch Beauty and Barber College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach | 252 | - | 252 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Average | 210,564 | 38,670 (18.36%) |
83,438 (39.63%) |
30,144 | 12,843 (42.61%) |
3,383 (11.22%) | |