How Student Population Changes over Past 5 Years for South Carolina 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of South Carolina 4-Year Colleges is 168,930.The overall number of students in South Carolina 4-Year Colleges increased by 1.44%.

Compared to five(5) years ago, the total number of students at South Carolina 4-Year Colleges has increased by 1.31% from 166,749 to 168,930 students. Of the 39 South Carolina 4-Year Colleges, 21 schools had an increase in the number of students compared to 5 years ago, and 18 schools had a decrease in the number of students.

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Comparison Table of Student Population Changes for South Carolina 4-Year Colleges

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Enrollment Changes from 2018 to 2023 at South Carolina 4-Year Colleges
School Name	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	5-Year Changes
Allen UniversityColumbia, SC	743	817 74	705 112	621 84	657 36	86
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC	3,429	3,543 114	3,848 305	4,008 160	4,121 113	692
Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, SC	3,414	3,477 63	3,350 127	3,341 9	3,418 77	4
Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC	2,165	2,040 125	1,731 309	1,908 177	1,840 68	325
Bob Jones UniversityGreenville, SC	3,005	3,008 3	3,029 21	3,155 126	3,095 60	90
Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC	1,551	1,430 121	1,345 85	1,300 45	1,175 125	376
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC	10,783	10,545 238	10,384 161	10,941 557	10,885 56	102
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC	3,763	3,767 4	3,740 27	3,693 47	3,721 28	42
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC	2,172	2,070 102	2,048 22	1,866 182	1,830 36	342
Clemson UniversityClemson, SC	24,951	25,822 871	26,406 584	27,341 935	28,466 1	3
Clinton CollegeRock Hill, SC	193	190 3	119 71	153 34	197 44	4
Coker UniversityHartsville, SC	1,280	1,113 167	1,087 26	1,280 193	1,160 120	120
Columbia International UniversityColumbia, SC	1,048	1,649 601	2,098 449	2,338 240	2,481 143	1
Columbia CollegeColumbia, SC	1,276	1,243 33	1,218 25	1,389 171	1,514 125	238
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC	1,380	1,455 75	1,377 78	1,440 63	1,284 156	96
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC	693	912 219	943 31	825 118	956 131	263
Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, SC	3,940	4,240 300	4,148 92	3,923 225	4,045 122	105
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC	2,947	2,828 119	2,567 261	2,463 104	2,443 20	504
Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC	10,864	11,123 259	10,536 587	9,756 780	11,380 1	516
Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC	3,044	3,226 182	3,513 287	3,825 312	4,167 342	1
Limestone UniversityGaffney, SC	2,442	2,206 236	1,943 263	1,840 103	1,786 54	656
Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC	2,944	2,971 27	3,083 112	3,240 157	3,175 65	231
Morris CollegeSumter, SC	649	600 49	395 205	410 15	384 26	265
Newberry CollegeNewberry, SC	1,208	1,271 63	1,256 15	1,242 14	1,312 70	104
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC	2,578	2,426 152	2,280 146	2,273 7	2,125 148	453
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC	1,330	1,353 23	1,309 44	1,231 78	1,199 32	131
University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC	3,699	3,720 21	3,944 224	3,869 75	3,840 29	141
University of South Carolina BeaufortBluffton, SC	2,116	2,119 3	2,006 113	2,037 31	2,124 87	8
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC	34,795	35,364 569	35,470 106	35,471 1	35,653 182	858
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC	10,641	10,484 157	10,118 366	10,473 355	10,337 136	304
South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, SC	3,022	2,479 543	2,339 140	2,374 35	2,649 275	373
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC	6,175	6,308 133	6,038 270	5,438 600	4,913 525	1
Spartanburg Methodist CollegeSpartanburg, SC	869	933 64	1,051 118	1,042 9	1,064 22	195
Voorhees UniversityDenmark, SC	491	510 19	368 142	402 34	507 105	16
Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC	5,813	5,865 52	5,576 289	5,174 402	4,712 462	1
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC	1,666	1,720 54	1,764 44	1,765 1	1,823 58	157
South University-ColumbiaColumbia, SC	983	797 186	732 65	625 107	510 115	473
Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, SC	2,687	3,079 392	2,806 273	1,936 870	1,841 95	846
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC	-	94	93 1	121 28	141 20	47
Average	166,749	168,797 2	166,763 2	166,529 234	168,930 2	2,181