Clemson University Student Population

How many students at Clemson?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Clemson University has a total enrollment of 29,077 students, including 23,401 undergraduate and 5,676 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 13,430 male students (46.2%) and 15,647 female students (53.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 21,007 White students (72.2%) and 2,260 Hispanic students (7.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 23,401 undergraduate students (80.5%) and 5,676 graduate students (19.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,046 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,006 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - Clemson'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, 13,430 male (46.19%) and 15,647 female (53.81%) students are attending Clemson University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 85.83.

By class level, 23,401 (80.48%) are undergraduate students and 5,676 (19.52%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.75% are male and 54.25% are female, while among graduate students, 47.97% are male and 52.03% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 21,007 White, 1,535 Black, and 796 Asian students out of a total of 29,077 are attending at Clemson University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Clemson University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Clemson has 125 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 24,703 students under 25 years old, and 4,374 students over 25 years old out of 29,077 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 124 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Clemson has 22,887 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 514 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Clemson, 1 students are younger than 18 and 15 students are older than 65. It has 1,816 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,860 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 Clemson University, 2,046 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,006 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,294 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 752 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,401 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,580 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.75%.1,546 students have transferred in as full-time status and 34 students transferred in as part-time status.