South University-Savannah Online Student Population

How many students at South University-Savannah Online?

For the academic year 2024-2025, South University-Savannah Online has a total enrollment of 8,803 students, including 6,439 undergraduate and 2,364 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,202 male students (25%) and 6,601 female students (75%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,537 Black students (40.2%) and 2,664 White students (30.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,439 undergraduate students (73.1%) and 2,364 graduate students (26.9%).
• Class Delivery: 8,803 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 22,375 - South University-Savannah Online's body is much smaller.

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, 2,202 male (25.01%) and 6,601 female (74.99%) students are attending South University-Savannah Online. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 33.36.

By class level, 6,439 (73.15%) are undergraduate students and 2,364 (26.85%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 26.51% are male and 73.49% are female, while among graduate students, 20.94% are male and 79.06% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,664 White, 3,537 Black, and 79 Asian students out of a total of 8,803 are attending at South University-Savannah Online. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

South University-Savannah Online is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, South University-Savannah Online has 2 students under 18 years old and 33 students over 65 years old. There are 1,346 students under 25 years old, and 7,470 students over 25 years old out of 8,816 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. South University-Savannah Online has 1,298 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 5,196 students aged 25 and over.

It has 48 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,274 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,439 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 753 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.69%.666 students have transferred in as full-time status and 87 students transferred in as part-time status.