College of Charleston Student Population

How many students at C of Charleston?

For the academic year 2024-2025, College of Charleston has a total enrollment of 11,926 students, including 10,880 undergraduate and 1,046 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,770 male students (31.6%) and 8,156 female students (68.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 9,337 White students (78.3%) and 862 Hispanic students (7.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,880 undergraduate students (91.2%) and 1,046 graduate students (8.8%).
• Class Delivery: 826 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,057 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 4,908 - C of Charleston's body is significantly larger.

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, 3,770 male (31.61%) and 8,156 female (68.39%) students are attending College of Charleston. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 46.22.

By class level, 10,880 (91.23%) are undergraduate students and 1,046 (8.77%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.33% are male and 67.67% are female, while among graduate students, 24.09% are male and 75.91% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,337 White, 706 Black, and 226 Asian students out of a total of 11,926 are attending at College of Charleston. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

College of Charleston is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 37.6% 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, C of Charleston has 207 students under 18 years old and 80 students over 65 years old. There are 10,523 students under 25 years old, and 1,403 students over 25 years old out of 11,926 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 207 students are younger than 18 and 67 students are older than 65. C of Charleston has 10,289 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 591 students aged 25 and over.

It has 234 graduate students aged under 25 and 812 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 College of Charleston, 826 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,057 students are enrolled in some online courses.

731 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 95 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,880 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 634 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.83%.590 students have transferred in as full-time status and 44 students transferred in as part-time status.