Student Population at College of Charleston

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
10,8859,972913
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 10,885 students have enrolled in College of Charleston with 9,972 undergraduate and 913 graduate students.
By gender, 3,498 male and 7,387 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (4,749 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
707 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,084 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

College of Charleston has a total of 10,885 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,972 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 913 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,498 male and 7,387 female students (the male-female ratio is 32:68) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total10,8859,972913
Men3,4983,281217
Women7,3876,691696

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,536 White, 657 Black, and 215 Asian students out of a total of 10,885 are attending at College of Charleston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1257
Asian21583132
Black657199458
Hispanic742234508
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders413
White8,5362,7135,823
Two or more races408133275
Race Unknown18565120
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1156
Asian20378125
Black581186395
Hispanic703229474
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders110
White7,8142,5425,272
Two or more races384122262
Race Unknown16561104
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American101
Asian1055
Black36927
Hispanic552728
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White400185215
Two or more races341222
Race Unknown642

Student Age Distribution

By age, C of Charleston has 209 students under 18 years old and 66 students over 65 years old. There are 9,583 students under 25 years old, and 1,302 students over 25 years old out of 10,885 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 209 students are younger than 18 and 57 students are older than 65. C of Charleston has 9,335 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 637 students aged 25 and over.
It has 248 graduate students aged under 25 and 665 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1820915851
18-194,0412,9521,089
20-213,9062,6581,248
22-241,427808619
25-29504256248
30-3421411896
35-3915510154
40-4918114833
50-6418215329
Over 65663531
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 1820915851
18-194,0412,9521,089
20-213,8922,6481,244
22-241,193636557
25-29333139194
30-341044262
35-39633231
40-49382612
50-64422913
Over 65572928
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At College of Charleston, 707 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,084 students are enrolled in some online courses.
661 students lived in South Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 46 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students10,8857075,084
Undergraduate9,9722175,033
Graduate91349051
Online Student Population by Locality
South Carolina ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students661460
Undergraduate189280
Graduate472180

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,972 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 546 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.48%.512 students have transferred in as full-time status and 34 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time8,673
Transfer-in Full-time512
Regular Part-time753
Transfer-in Part-time34
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