Johnson C Smith University Student Population

How many students at JCSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Johnson C Smith University has a total enrollment of 1,302 students, including 1,252 undergraduate and 50 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 609 male students (46.8%) and 693 female students (53.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,050 Black students (80.6%) and 9 White students (0.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,252 undergraduate students (96.2%) and 50 graduate students (3.8%).
• Class Delivery: 113 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 621 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - JCSU's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 609 male (46.77%) and 693 female (53.23%) students are attending Johnson C Smith University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 87.88.

By class level, 1,252 (96.16%) are undergraduate students and 50 (3.84%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 47.84% are male and 52.16% are female, while among graduate students, 20.00% are male and 80.00% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9 White, 1,050 Black, and 2 Asian students out of a total of 1,302 are attending at Johnson C Smith University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Johnson C Smith University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 32.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, JCSU has 11 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,106 students under 25 years old, and 196 students over 25 years old out of 1,302 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 11 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. JCSU has 1,094 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 158 students aged 25 and over.

It has 12 graduate students aged under 25 and 38 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Johnson C Smith University, 113 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 621 students are enrolled in some online courses.

86 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 27 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,252 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 116 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.27%.113 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.