How Student Population Changes at SMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 880 where 1,064 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.18 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SMC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Spartanburg Methodist College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	811	420	391
2013-14	818 7	426 6	392 1
2014-15	793 -25	444 18	349 -43
2015-16	771 -22	418 -26	353 4
2016-17	737 -34	387 -31	350 -3
2017-18	790 53	406 19	384 34
2018-19	869 79	425 19	444 60
2019-20	933 64	475 50	458 14
2020-21	1,051 118	506 31	545 87
2021-22	1,042 -9	470 -36	572 27
2022-23	1,064 22	488 18	576 4
Average	880	442	438

Spartanburg Methodist College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.64% and the percentage of black students is 36.47% at Spartanburg Methodist College. 0.66% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Spartanburg Methodist College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	2	8	236	45	0	510	7
2013-14	3	2	232	41	0	525	8
2014-15	1	4	248	51	0	471	12
2015-16	1	8	253	55	0	441	9
2016-17	1	5	244	49	0	416	17
2017-18	2	7	302	61	0	388	27
2018-19	4	11	309	69	0	436	34
2019-20	1	6	357	84	0	444	36
2020-21	4	8	410	104	1	466	55
2021-22	2	9	394	123	0	461	49
2022-23	1	7	388	124	0	475	62
Average	2	7	307	73	0	458	29

Spartanburg Methodist College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

133 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Spartanburg Methodist College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	793	0	0	793
2015-16	771	0	18	753
2016-17	737	0	33	704
2017-18	790	0	45	745
2018-19	869	29	28	812
2019-20	933	23	41	869
2020-21	1,051	26	660	365
2021-22	1,042	103	709	230
2022-23	1,064	133	424	507
Average	894	35	218	642

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Enrollment Trends at SMC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes