South Suburban College Student Population

How many students at SSC? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 3,818 students have enrolled in South Suburban College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 1,470 male and 2,348 female students are attending the school.

It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (5,188 students on average - public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large).

691 students are enrolled exclusively, and 972 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

Student Population by Gender

South Suburban College has a total of 3,818 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. All 3,818 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 1,470 male and 2,348 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school.

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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 583 White, 2,068 Black, and 56 Asian students out of a total of 3,818 are attending at South Suburban College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

South Suburban College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 62.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, SSC has 1,390 students under 18 years old and 57 students over 65 years old. There are 2,886 students under 25 years old, and 932 students over 25 years old out of 3,818 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At South Suburban College, 691 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 972 students are enrolled in some online courses.

665 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 26 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,818 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 121 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.17%.55 students have transferred in as full-time status and 66 students transferred in as part-time status.