Claflin University Student Population

How many students at Claflin?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Claflin University has a total enrollment of 1,852 students, including 1,731 undergraduate and 121 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 557 male students (30.1%) and 1,295 female students (69.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,632 Black students (88.1%) and 42 White students (2.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,731 undergraduate students (93.5%) and 121 graduate students (6.5%).
• Class Delivery: 325 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 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 - Claflin's body is 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, 557 male (30.08%) and 1,295 female (69.92%) students are attending Claflin University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 43.01.

By class level, 1,731 (93.47%) are undergraduate students and 121 (6.53%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 29.64% are male and 70.36% are female, while among graduate students, 36.36% are male and 63.64% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 42 White, 1,632 Black, and 2 Asian students out of a total of 1,852 are attending at Claflin University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Claflin University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 22% 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, Claflin has 14 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 1,499 students under 25 years old, and 352 students over 25 years old out of 1,852 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Claflin has 1,474 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 256 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Claflin, 1 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. It has 25 graduate students aged under 25 and 96 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 Claflin University, 325 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

278 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 47 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,731 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 82 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.74%.78 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.