Coastal Carolina University Student Population

How many students at Coastal Carolina?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Coastal Carolina University has a total enrollment of 11,348 students, including 10,811 undergraduate and 537 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,938 male students (43.5%) and 6,410 female students (56.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 8,319 White students (73.3%) and 1,316 Black students (11.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,811 undergraduate students (95.3%) and 537 graduate students (4.7%).
• Class Delivery: 526 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,434 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Coastal Carolina's body is relatively large.

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, 4,938 male (43.51%) and 6,410 female (56.49%) students are attending Coastal Carolina University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 77.04.

By class level, 10,811 (95.27%) are undergraduate students and 537 (4.73%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.71% are male and 56.29% are female, while among graduate students, 39.66% are male and 60.34% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 8,319 White, 1,316 Black, and 130 Asian students out of a total of 11,348 are attending at Coastal Carolina University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Coastal Carolina University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 44.2% 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, Coastal Carolina has 349 students under 18 years old and 28 students over 65 years old. There are 10,637 students under 25 years old, and 711 students over 25 years old out of 11,348 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 349 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. Coastal Carolina has 10,410 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 401 students aged 25 and over.

It has 227 graduate students aged under 25 and 310 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 Coastal Carolina University, 526 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,434 students are enrolled in some online courses.

370 students who live in South Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 156 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,811 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 711 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.58%.669 students have transferred in as full-time status and 42 students transferred in as part-time status.