A total of 234,484 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In South Carolina colleges and universites, 24,089 students are 18 years old or younger(10.27%), 70,067 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.88%), 57,909 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.70%), 31,084 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.26%), and 18,928 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.07%).
17,872 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.62%), 8,929 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.81%), 5,530 students are 50 years old or older (2.36%).
Student Population by Age for South Carolina Colleges
In South Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, 7,741 students are 18 years old or younger(4.85%), 51,344 students are 18 or 19 years old (32.16%), 47,901 students are between 20 and 22 years old (30.01%), 23,012 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.42%), 11,753 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.36%), 9,462 students are between 30 and 39 years old (5.93%), 5,013 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.14%), 3,328 students are 50 years old or older (2.08%)
In South Carolina community colleges, there are 34,791 students are younger than 20 years old (47.16%), 17,700 students are between 20 and 24 years old (23.99%), 6,987 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.47%), and 14,302 students are 30 years old or older (19.38%).
In South Carolina trade schools, there are 280 students are younger than 20 years old (26.07%), 380 students are between 20 and 24 years old (35.38%), 188 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.50%), and 226 students are 30 years old or older (21.04%).
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 234,484 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.