How many students at Clemson? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 29,077 students have enrolled in Clemson University with 23,401 undergraduate and 5,676 graduate students.
By gender, 13,430 male and 15,647 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
2,046 students are enrolled exclusively, and 9,006 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Clemson University has a total of 29,077 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 23,401 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 5,676 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 13,430 male and 15,647 female students (the male-female ratio is 46:54) are attending the school.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 29,077 | 23,401 | 5,676 |
| Men | 13,430 | 10,707 | 2,723 |
| Women | 15,647 | 12,694 | 2,953 |
By race/ethnicity, 21,007 White, 1,535 Black, and 796 Asian students out of a total of 29,077 are attending at Clemson University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Clemson University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 64 | 27 | 37 |
| Asian | 796 | 399 | 397 |
| Black | 1,535 | 630 | 905 |
| Hispanic | 2,260 | 1,010 | 1,250 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| White | 21,007 | 9,471 | 11,536 |
| Two or more races | 1,061 | 474 | 587 |
| Race Unknown | 636 | 330 | 306 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 56 | 24 | 32 |
| Asian | 688 | 351 | 337 |
| Black | 1,165 | 507 | 658 |
| Hispanic | 2,127 | 951 | 1,176 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| White | 17,696 | 8,066 | 9,630 |
| Two or more races | 909 | 403 | 506 |
| Race Unknown | 531 | 280 | 251 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Asian | 108 | 48 | 60 |
| Black | 370 | 123 | 247 |
| Hispanic | 133 | 59 | 74 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| White | 3,311 | 1,405 | 1,906 |
| Two or more races | 152 | 71 | 81 |
| Race Unknown | 105 | 50 | 55 |
By age, Clemson has 125 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 24,703 students under 25 years old, and 4,374 students over 25 years old out of 29,077 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 124 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Clemson has 22,887 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 514 students aged 25 and over.
In graduate schools at Clemson, 1 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. It has 1,816 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,860 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 125 | 95 | 30 |
| 18-19 | 9,213 | 5,451 | 3,762 |
| 20-21 | 10,707 | 5,931 | 4,776 |
| 22-24 | 4,658 | 1,990 | 2,668 |
| 25-29 | 2,074 | 922 | 1,152 |
| 30-34 | 952 | 454 | 498 |
| 35-39 | 494 | 277 | 217 |
| 40-49 | 605 | 367 | 238 |
| 50-64 | 229 | 149 | 80 |
| Over 65 | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 124 | 95 | 29 |
| 18-19 | 9,211 | 5,450 | 3,761 |
| 20-21 | 10,596 | 5,855 | 4,741 |
| 22-24 | 2,956 | 1,103 | 1,853 |
| 25-29 | 339 | 112 | 227 |
| 30-34 | 77 | 27 | 50 |
| 35-39 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| 40-49 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| 50-64 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Over 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 111 | 76 | 35 |
| 22-24 | 1,702 | 887 | 815 |
| 25-29 | 1,735 | 810 | 925 |
| 30-34 | 875 | 427 | 448 |
| 35-39 | 456 | 257 | 199 |
| 40-49 | 568 | 349 | 219 |
| 50-64 | 211 | 137 | 74 |
| Over 65 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Clemson University, 2,046 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,006 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,294 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 752 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 29,077 | 2,046 | 9,006 |
| Undergraduate | 23,401 | 150 | 8,205 |
| Graduate | 5,676 | 1,896 | 801 |
| South Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,294 | 752 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 131 | 19 | 0 |
| Graduate | 1,163 | 733 | 0 |
Among 23,401 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,580 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.75%.1,546 students have transferred in as full-time status and 34 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 21,110 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,546 |
| Regular Part-time | 711 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 34 |
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