The student population at South College is 11,557 (8,782 undergraduate and 2,775 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 10,222 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at South is 75.99% which is increased by 8,046 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,176 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 5.58 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
6,092 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 15,931.58% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,782 where 11,557 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
75.99% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.01% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 8,046 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,176 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 5.58 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in South than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,335 | 736 | 183 | 553 | 599 | 205 | 394 |
| 2016-17 | 1,838 503 | 1,149 413 | 238 55 | 911 358 | 689 90 | 253 48 | 436 42 |
| 2017-18 | 2,146 308 | 1,410 261 | 292 54 | 1,118 207 | 736 47 | 266 13 | 470 34 |
| 2018-19 | 2,722 576 | 1,944 534 | 359 67 | 1,585 467 | 778 42 | 286 20 | 492 22 |
| 2019-20 | 2,843 121 | 2,006 62 | 285 -74 | 1,721 136 | 837 59 | 287 1 | 550 58 |
| 2020-21 | 5,171 2,328 | 4,175 2,169 | 721 436 | 3,454 1,733 | 996 159 | 342 55 | 654 104 |
| 2021-22 | 5,796 625 | 4,598 423 | 642 -79 | 3,956 502 | 1,198 202 | 383 41 | 815 161 |
| 2022-23 | 6,182 386 | 4,906 308 | 673 31 | 4,233 277 | 1,276 78 | 384 1 | 892 77 |
| 2023-24 | 8,234 2,052 | 6,406 1,500 | 728 55 | 5,678 1,445 | 1,828 552 | 544 160 | 1,284 392 |
| 2024-25 | 11,557 3,323 | 8,782 2,376 | 926 198 | 7,856 2,178 | 2,775 947 | 831 287 | 1,944 660 |
| Average | 4,782 | 3,611 | 505 | 3,107 | 1,171 | 378 | 793 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,611 where 8,782 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at South College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 736 | 736 | 183 | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 1,149 | 1,149 | 238 | 911 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 1,410 | 1,410 | 292 | 1,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 1,944 | 1,944 | 359 | 1,585 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 2,006 | 2,006 | 285 | 1,721 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 4,175 | 2,563 | 365 | 2,198 | 1,612 | 356 | 1,256 |
| 2021-22 | 4,598 | 3,503 | 493 | 3,010 | 1,095 | 149 | 946 |
| 2022-23 | 4,906 | 3,383 | 474 | 2,909 | 1,523 | 199 | 1,324 |
| 2023-24 | 6,406 | 4,988 | 575 | 4,413 | 1,418 | 153 | 1,265 |
| 2024-25 | 8,782 | 7,025 | 769 | 6,256 | 1,757 | 157 | 1,600 |
| Average | 3,611 | 3,611 | 403 | 2,467 | 3,611 | 101 | 639 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,171 where 2,775 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at South College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 599 | 599 | 205 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 689 | 689 | 253 | 436 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 736 | 266 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 778 | 778 | 286 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 837 | 793 | 280 | 513 | 44 | 7 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 861 | 302 | 559 | 135 | 40 | 95 |
| 2021-22 | 1,198 | 1,044 | 340 | 704 | 154 | 43 | 111 |
| 2022-23 | 1,276 | 1,171 | 344 | 827 | 105 | 40 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 1,828 | 1,825 | 544 | 1,281 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 2,775 | 2,663 | 811 | 1,852 | 112 | 20 | 92 |
| Average | 1,171 | 1,171 | 363 | 753 | 1,171 | 15 | 40 |
The percentage of white students is 46.40% and the percentage of black students is 37.73% at South College. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 1.64% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.25% to 46.40%. Asian enrollment declined from 5.99% to 2.48%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.69% to 37.73%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 1.95% to 1.64%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6383 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3601 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 9 | 80 | 116 | 26 | 0 | 1,058 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | 12 | 83 | 178 | 53 | 1 | 1,460 | 34 |
| 2017-18 | 10 | 69 | 219 | 79 | 4 | 1,686 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | 11 | 78 | 391 | 106 | 9 | 2,000 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | 11 | 90 | 554 | 123 | 3 | 1,912 | 49 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 185 | 1,226 | 152 | 8 | 3,395 | 79 |
| 2021-22 | 32 | 166 | 1,528 | 147 | 23 | 3,452 | 194 |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 187 | 1,675 | 214 | 20 | 3,507 | 247 |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 235 | 2,636 | 204 | 31 | 4,220 | 485 |
| 2024-25 | 98 | 287 | 4,361 | 189 | 50 | 5,362 | 641 |
| Average | 34 | 146 | 1,288 | 129 | 15 | 2,805 | 185 |
6,092 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 53% of total students. The number of online students has increased 15,931.58% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,335 | 38 | 247 | 1,050 |
| 2016-17 | 1,838 | 64 | 547 | 1,227 |
| 2017-18 | 2,146 | 151 | 814 | 1,181 |
| 2018-19 | 2,722 | 490 | 1,022 | 1,210 |
| 2019-20 | 2,843 | 385 | 1,356 | 1,102 |
| 2020-21 | 5,171 | 1,511 | 2,489 | 1,171 |
| 2021-22 | 5,796 | 2,610 | 1,498 | 1,688 |
| 2022-23 | 6,182 | 2,956 | 1,393 | 1,833 |
| 2023-24 | 8,234 | 4,182 | 1,953 | 2,099 |
| 2024-25 | 11,557 | 6,092 | 3,004 | 2,461 |
| Average | 4,782 | 1,848 | 1,432 | 1,502 |
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