A total of 208,015 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In South Carolina colleges and universites, 17,049 students are 18 years old or younger(8.20%), 63,404 students are 18 or 19 years old (30.48%), 53,444 students are between 20 and 22 years old (25.69%), 28,731 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.81%), and 17,339 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.34%).
15,702 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.55%), 7,602 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.65%), 4,573 students are 50 years old or older (2.20%).
Student Population by Age for South Carolina Colleges
In South Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, 6,423 students are 18 years old or younger(2.07%), 49,246 students are 18 or 19 years old (15.85%), 46,006 students are between 20 and 22 years old (14.81%), 23,330 students are between 22 and 24 years old (7.51%), 12,195 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.93%), 9,872 students are between 30 and 39 years old (3.18%), 4,946 students are between 40 and 49 years old (1.59%), 3,139 students are 50 years old or older (1.01%)
In South Carolina community colleges, there are 24,600 students are younger than 20 years old (23.68%), 12,567 students are between 20 and 24 years old (12.10%), 5,011 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.82%), and 9,764 students are 30 years old or older (9.40%).
In South Carolina trade schools, there are 184 students are younger than 20 years old (12.35%), 272 students are between 20 and 24 years old (18.26%), 133 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.93%), and 156 students are 30 years old or older (10.47%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All South Carolina Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between South Carolina colleges. A total of 208,015 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.