Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at South Carolina State University is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.3% of undergraduate students being women and 44.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,074, with 1,147 women and 927 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at South Carolina State University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 75.7% of undergraduate students being women and 24.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 300, with 227 women and 73 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.7% 927 students
- women 55.3% 1,147 students
Graduate Students
- men 24.3% 73 students
- women 75.7% 227 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 94.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,952 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 2.3% of the student body, with 47 students. Mixed race students represent 1.2% of the population, with 25 students, while Hispanic students account for 0.6%, with 13 students. Asian students account for 0.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 4 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 0.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.1% of the population, totaling 23 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within South Carolina State University.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 94.4% 1,952 students
- White 2.3% 47 students
- Mixed race 1.2% 25 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 23 students
- Hispanic 0.6% 13 students
- Asian 0.2% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
- International students 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- African American 85.0% 255 students
- White 8.7% 26 students
- Unknown race 5.0% 15 students
- Asian 1.0% 3 students
- International students 0.3% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 88.5% 85 students
- White 5.2% 5 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 4 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 39% 818 students
- 20-21 30% 629 students
- 22-24 20% 415 students
- 25-29 5% 105 students
- 30-34 1% 28 students
- 40-49 1% 20 students
- 50-64 1% 19 students
- 35-39 1% 12 students
- 25-29 23% 71 students
- 40-49 23% 69 students
- 22-24 21% 63 students
- 50-64 12% 38 students
- 35-39 10% 30 students
- 30-34 8% 23 students
- 20-21 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at South Carolina State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 506 | 86.79% | |
| Georgia | 30 | 5.15% | |
| Florida | 7 | 1.20% | |
| North Carolina | 7 | 1.20% | |
| California | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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