58.40% White, 21.42% Afraican-American, and 2.55% Asian Students in South Carolina Colleges

260,651

Total

6,646

Asian (2.55%)

55,832

Black (7.93%)

20,670

Hispanic (21.42%)

152,223

White (58.40%)

1,050

Native American (0.40%)

A total of 260,651 students are enrolled in South Carolina colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By race, there are 751 native american or Alaska native students (0.29%), 6,646 asian students (2.55%), 55,832 african-american students (21.42%), 20,670 hispanic students (7.93%), 299 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.11%), and 152,223 white students (58.40%).

For South Carolina colleges, American College of the Building Arts has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Allen University has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.

For Afraican-american students, Barber Tech Academy has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Charleston School of Law has the lowest rate of black students (0.01% among South Carolina colleges.

For Asian students, Columbia International University has the highest rate of asian students (0.33% and Lander University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among South Carolina colleges.

Student Population by Race for South Carolina Colleges

In South Carolina 4-year colleges and universites, there are 5,386 asian students (3.00%), 31,267 african-american students (17.41%), 12,990 hispanic students (7.23%), and 111,256 white students (61.97%).

In South Carolina community colleges, there are 23,226 african-american students (29.89%), 7,303 hispanic students (9.40%), and 39,434 white students (50.74%).

In South Carolina trade schools, there are 1,339 african-american students (39.46%), 377 hispanic students (11.11%), and 1,533 white students (45.18%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Race and School Level for South Carolina Colleges
School LevelTotal Enrollment American Indian / Native AmericanAsianAfrican-AmericanHispanic Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
All Levels260,651 751
(0.29%)		 6,646
(2.55%)		 55,832
(21.42%)		 20,670
(7.93%)		 299
(0.11%)		 152,223
(58.40%)		 10,764
(4.13%)		 7,564
(2.90%)
4-year Colleges179,545 439
(0.24%)		 5,386
(3.00%)		 31,267
(17.41%)		 12,990
(7.23%)		 186
(0.10%)		 111,256
(61.97%)		 6,874
(3.83%)		 5,416
(3.02%)
Community Colleges77,713 300
(0.39%)		 1,249
(1.61%)		 23,226
(29.89%)		 7,303
(9.40%)		 106
(0.14%)		 39,434
(50.74%)		 3,792
(4.88%)		 2,138
(2.75%)
Trade Schools3,393 12
(0.35%)		 11
(0.32%)		 1,339
(39.46%)		 377
(11.11%)		 7
(0.21%)		 1,533
(45.18%)		 98
(2.89%)		 10
(0.29%)

Student Population Comparison By Race for All South Carolina Colleges

The following table compares student population by race between South Carolina colleges. A total of 260,651 students have enrolled in South Carolina colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Race between South Carolina Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentAmerican Indian / Native American AsianAfrican-AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander WhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
Aiken Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3078
(0.3%)		 23
(1.0%)		 839
(36.4%)		 259
(11.2%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,029
(44.6%)		 95
(4.1%)		 52
(2.3%)
Allen UniversityPrivate, 4-year6104
(0.7%)		 - 563
(92.3%)		 24
(3.9%)		 - 4
(0.7%)		 1
(0.2%)		 5
(0.8%)
Anderson UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,7104
(0.1%)		 94
(2.0%)		 390
(8.3%)		 233
(4.9%)		 2
(0.0%)		 3,495
(74.2%)		 82
(1.7%)		 410
(8.7%)
Charleston Southern UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,8328
(0.2%)		 55
(1.4%)		 686
(17.9%)		 298
(7.8%)		 8
(0.2%)		 2,312
(60.3%)		 171
(4.5%)		 192
(5.0%)
Technical College of the LowcountryPublic, 2-4 year2,46113
(0.5%)		 26
(1.1%)		 686
(27.9%)		 529
(21.5%)		 9
(0.4%)		 1,066
(43.3%)		 103
(4.2%)		 29
(1.2%)
Benedict CollegePrivate, 4-year1,6915
(0.3%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,276
(75.5%)		 48
(2.8%)		 2
(0.1%)		 19
(1.1%)		 41
(2.4%)		 133
(7.9%)
Bob Jones UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,7341
(0.0%)		 95
(3.5%)		 40
(1.5%)		 207
(7.6%)		 3
(0.1%)		 1,909
(69.8%)		 30
(1.1%)		 225
(8.2%)
Southern Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year9801
(0.1%)		 4
(0.4%)		 167
(17.0%)		 74
(7.6%)		 1
(0.1%)		 668
(68.2%)		 37
(3.8%)		 15
(1.5%)
Charleston Cosmetology InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year100- 3
(3.0%)		 54
(54.0%)		 10
(10.0%)		 - 32
(32.0%)		 - 1
(1.0%)
College of CharlestonPublic, 4-year11,92610
(0.1%)		 226
(1.9%)		 706
(5.9%)		 862
(7.2%)		 3
(0.0%)		 9,337
(78.3%)		 447
(3.7%)		 167
(1.4%)
Northeastern Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,42824
(1.7%)		 9
(0.6%)		 688
(48.2%)		 60
(4.2%)		 3
(0.2%)		 581
(40.7%)		 55
(3.9%)		 8
(0.6%)
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year3,79314
(0.4%)		 85
(2.2%)		 355
(9.4%)		 336
(8.9%)		 15
(0.4%)		 2,733
(72.1%)		 152
(4.0%)		 77
(2.0%)
Claflin UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,8524
(0.2%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,632
(88.1%)		 14
(0.8%)		 - 42
(2.3%)		 2
(0.1%)		 107
(5.8%)
Clemson UniversityPublic, 4-year29,07764
(0.2%)		 796
(2.7%)		 1,535
(5.3%)		 2,260
(7.8%)		 23
(0.1%)		 21,007
(72.2%)		 1,061
(3.6%)		 636
(2.2%)
Clinton CollegePrivate, 4-year126- 1
(0.8%)		 114
(90.5%)		 5
(4.0%)		 - 1
(0.8%)		 1
(0.8%)		 4
(3.2%)
Coker UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3252
(0.2%)		 80
(6.0%)		 220
(16.6%)		 10
(0.8%)		 1
(0.1%)		 620
(46.8%)		 117
(8.8%)		 213
(16.1%)
Columbia International UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,9144
(0.1%)		 954
(32.7%)		 417
(14.3%)		 5
(0.2%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,153
(39.6%)		 68
(2.3%)		 144
(4.9%)
Columbia CollegePrivate, 4-year1,72525
(1.4%)		 36
(2.1%)		 659
(38.2%)		 154
(8.9%)		 3
(0.2%)		 653
(37.9%)		 8
(0.5%)		 167
(9.7%)
Converse UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,78716
(0.9%)		 22
(1.2%)		 214
(12.0%)		 143
(8.0%)		 2
(0.1%)		 960
(53.7%)		 50
(2.8%)		 263
(14.7%)
Denmark Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6753
(0.4%)		 1
(0.1%)		 530
(78.5%)		 21
(3.1%)		 - 106
(15.7%)		 11
(1.6%)		 3
(0.4%)
Erskine CollegePrivate, 4-year9124
(0.4%)		 21
(2.3%)		 206
(22.6%)		 45
(4.9%)		 4
(0.4%)		 433
(47.5%)		 - 199
(21.8%)
Florence-Darlington Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,52241
(1.2%)		 32
(0.9%)		 1,718
(48.8%)		 22
(0.6%)		 1
(0.0%)		 1,389
(39.4%)		 86
(2.4%)		 232
(6.6%)
Francis Marion UniversityPublic, 4-year4,11215
(0.4%)		 77
(1.9%)		 1,358
(33.0%)		 229
(5.6%)		 2
(0.0%)		 1,991
(48.4%)		 151
(3.7%)		 173
(4.2%)
Furman UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,5546
(0.2%)		 85
(3.3%)		 164
(6.4%)		 180
(7.0%)		 1
(0.0%)		 1,857
(72.7%)		 95
(3.7%)		 21
(0.8%)
Greenville Technical CollegePublic, 4-year11,99930
(0.3%)		 328
(2.7%)		 2,136
(17.8%)		 1,985
(16.5%)		 11
(0.1%)		 6,649
(55.4%)		 522
(4.4%)		 286
(2.4%)
Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,92337
(0.5%)		 114
(1.4%)		 1,545
(19.5%)		 858
(10.8%)		 7
(0.1%)		 4,918
(62.1%)		 363
(4.6%)		 77
(1.0%)
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-North AugustaPrivate, Less than 2-year118- - 54
(45.8%)		 7
(5.9%)		 - 57
(48.3%)		 - -
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology and Nails-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year127- - 82
(64.6%)		 7
(5.5%)		 1
(0.8%)		 36
(28.3%)		 - 1
(0.8%)
Lander UniversityPublic, 4-year4,37824
(0.5%)		 3
(0.1%)		 975
(22.3%)		 85
(1.9%)		 36
(0.8%)		 2,907
(66.4%)		 223
(5.1%)		 23
(0.5%)
Limestone UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,8077
(0.4%)		 12
(0.7%)		 558
(30.9%)		 200
(11.1%)		 1
(0.1%)		 690
(38.2%)		 55
(3.0%)		 195
(10.8%)
Medical University of South CarolinaPublic, 4-year3,2463
(0.1%)		 253
(7.8%)		 286
(8.8%)		 234
(7.2%)		 1
(0.0%)		 2,181
(67.2%)		 140
(4.3%)		 62
(1.9%)
Midlands Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,22628
(0.3%)		 196
(2.1%)		 3,353
(36.3%)		 909
(9.9%)		 14
(0.2%)		 3,641
(39.5%)		 565
(6.1%)		 520
(5.6%)
Morris CollegePrivate, 4-year383- - 351
(91.6%)		 2
(0.5%)		 - 3
(0.8%)		 12
(3.1%)		 15
(3.9%)
Newberry CollegePrivate, 4-year1,53623
(1.5%)		 14
(0.9%)		 537
(35.0%)		 27
(1.8%)		 3
(0.2%)		 796
(51.8%)		 - 97
(6.3%)
North Greenville UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3044
(0.2%)		 20
(0.9%)		 218
(9.5%)		 125
(5.4%)		 - 1,572
(68.2%)		 83
(3.6%)		 235
(10.2%)
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,1067
(0.3%)		 31
(1.5%)		 1,213
(57.6%)		 83
(3.9%)		 - 721
(34.2%)		 49
(2.3%)		 2
(0.1%)
Piedmont Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,14310
(0.2%)		 33
(0.6%)		 1,733
(33.7%)		 451
(8.8%)		 2
(0.0%)		 2,711
(52.7%)		 164
(3.2%)		 39
(0.8%)
Presbyterian CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0952
(0.2%)		 17
(1.6%)		 171
(15.6%)		 102
(9.3%)		 2
(0.2%)		 684
(62.5%)		 66
(6.0%)		 9
(0.8%)
University of South Carolina AikenPublic, 4-year4,0227
(0.2%)		 77
(1.9%)		 888
(22.1%)		 365
(9.1%)		 1
(0.0%)		 2,338
(58.1%)		 242
(6.0%)		 23
(0.6%)
University of South Carolina BeaufortPublic, 4-year2,2087
(0.3%)		 28
(1.3%)		 405
(18.3%)		 284
(12.9%)		 4
(0.2%)		 1,317
(59.6%)		 109
(4.9%)		 10
(0.5%)
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaPublic, 4-year38,53257
(0.1%)		 1,566
(4.1%)		 4,019
(10.4%)		 2,423
(6.3%)		 24
(0.1%)		 26,532
(68.9%)		 1,582
(4.1%)		 648
(1.7%)
University of South Carolina-LancasterPublic, 2-4 year2,6876
(0.2%)		 90
(3.3%)		 364
(13.5%)		 231
(8.6%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,760
(65.5%)		 142
(5.3%)		 50
(1.9%)
University of South Carolina-SalkehatchiePublic, 2-4 year7993
(0.4%)		 5
(0.6%)		 236
(29.5%)		 46
(5.8%)		 3
(0.4%)		 382
(47.8%)		 33
(4.1%)		 62
(7.8%)
University of South Carolina-SumterPublic, 2-4 year1,845- 49
(2.7%)		 420
(22.8%)		 155
(8.4%)		 4
(0.2%)		 1,025
(55.6%)		 108
(5.9%)		 23
(1.2%)
University of South Carolina-UnionPublic, 2-4 year1,4021
(0.1%)		 16
(1.1%)		 194
(13.8%)		 89
(6.3%)		 4
(0.3%)		 976
(69.6%)		 77
(5.5%)		 18
(1.3%)
Coastal Carolina UniversityPublic, 4-year11,34832
(0.3%)		 130
(1.1%)		 1,316
(11.6%)		 772
(6.8%)		 11
(0.1%)		 8,319
(73.3%)		 466
(4.1%)		 176
(1.6%)
South Carolina State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,2428
(0.2%)		 8
(0.2%)		 2,939
(90.7%)		 3
(0.1%)		 3
(0.1%)		 47
(1.4%)		 126
(3.9%)		 103
(3.2%)
University of South Carolina-UpstatePublic, 4-year4,9169
(0.2%)		 129
(2.6%)		 1,437
(29.2%)		 395
(8.0%)		 7
(0.1%)		 2,388
(48.6%)		 251
(5.1%)		 216
(4.4%)
Spartanburg Methodist CollegePrivate, 4-year1,1192
(0.2%)		 7
(0.6%)		 343
(30.7%)		 211
(18.9%)		 - 495
(44.2%)		 53
(4.7%)		 1
(0.1%)
Spartanburg Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,6536
(0.1%)		 176
(2.6%)		 1,499
(22.5%)		 850
(12.8%)		 15
(0.2%)		 3,621
(54.4%)		 363
(5.5%)		 123
(1.8%)
Central Carolina Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,82519
(0.7%)		 30
(1.1%)		 1,224
(43.3%)		 137
(4.8%)		 1
(0.0%)		 1,262
(44.7%)		 97
(3.4%)		 55
(1.9%)
Tri-County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,89011
(0.2%)		 84
(1.4%)		 618
(10.5%)		 543
(9.2%)		 3
(0.1%)		 4,295
(72.9%)		 200
(3.4%)		 136
(2.3%)
Trident Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year13,55247
(0.3%)		 251
(1.9%)		 3,857
(28.5%)		 1,448
(10.7%)		 28
(0.2%)		 6,738
(49.7%)		 893
(6.6%)		 290
(2.1%)
Voorhees UniversityPrivate, 4-year578- 1
(0.2%)		 512
(88.6%)		 2
(0.3%)		 1
(0.2%)		 27
(4.7%)		 - -
Williamsburg Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6683
(0.4%)		 1
(0.1%)		 489
(73.2%)		 5
(0.7%)		 - 156
(23.4%)		 3
(0.4%)		 10
(1.5%)
Winthrop UniversityPublic, 4-year4,89411
(0.2%)		 99
(2.0%)		 1,529
(31.2%)		 410
(8.4%)		 3
(0.1%)		 2,499
(51.1%)		 252
(5.1%)		 5
(0.1%)
Wofford CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8172
(0.1%)		 45
(2.5%)		 132
(7.3%)		 102
(5.6%)		 1
(0.1%)		 1,427
(78.5%)		 64
(3.5%)		 3
(0.2%)
York Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,77123
(0.5%)		 74
(1.6%)		 1,116
(23.4%)		 542
(11.4%)		 5
(0.1%)		 2,567
(53.8%)		 342
(7.2%)		 102
(2.1%)
South University-ColumbiaPrivate, 4-year5045
(1.0%)		 5
(1.0%)		 339
(67.3%)		 13
(2.6%)		 2
(0.4%)		 60
(11.9%)		 18
(3.6%)		 56
(11.1%)
Academy of Hair TechnologyPrivate, Less than 2-year58- 1
(1.7%)		 26
(44.8%)		 6
(10.3%)		 - 23
(39.7%)		 2
(3.4%)		 -
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Rock HillPrivate, Less than 2-year181- 2
(1.1%)		 68
(37.6%)		 16
(8.8%)		 2
(1.1%)		 93
(51.4%)		 - -
Strand College of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year70- 1
(1.4%)		 11
(15.7%)		 2
(2.9%)		 - 51
(72.9%)		 3
(4.3%)		 2
(2.9%)
Miller-Motte College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year9- - 7
(77.8%)		 - - - 1
(11.1%)		 1
(11.1%)
Southeastern College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year2261
(0.4%)		 1
(0.4%)		 118
(52.2%)		 24
(10.6%)		 - 62
(27.4%)		 10
(4.4%)		 10
(4.4%)
LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology IncPrivate, Less than 2-year33- - 5
(15.2%)		 - - 28
(84.8%)		 - -
Southeastern College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year267- - 115
(43.1%)		 6
(2.2%)		 - 18
(6.7%)		 8
(3.0%)		 120
(44.9%)
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-SpartanburgPrivate, Less than 2-year113- - 29
(25.7%)		 3
(2.7%)		 - 80
(70.8%)		 1
(0.9%)		 -
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year64- - 46
(71.9%)		 5
(7.8%)		 - 12
(18.8%)		 1
(1.6%)		 -
Charleston School of LawPrivate, 4-year6924
(0.6%)		 3
(0.4%)		 9
(1.3%)		 52
(7.5%)		 - 531
(76.7%)		 24
(3.5%)		 69
(10.0%)
Academy for Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year37- - 32
(86.5%)		 - - 5
(13.5%)		 - -
Strayer University-South CarolinaPrivate, 4-year2,11013
(0.6%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,461
(69.2%)		 68
(3.2%)		 3
(0.1%)		 460
(21.8%)		 70
(3.3%)		 33
(1.6%)
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-FlorencePrivate, Less than 2-year172- - 87
(50.6%)		 4
(2.3%)		 - 81
(47.1%)		 - -
Fortis College-ColumbiaPrivate, 2-4 year5821
(0.2%)		 2
(0.3%)		 464
(79.7%)		 25
(4.3%)		 1
(0.2%)		 74
(12.7%)		 13
(2.2%)		 2
(0.3%)
Miller-Motte College-ConwayPrivate, 2-4 year3- - 2
(66.7%)		 - - 1
(33.3%)		 - -
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year256- - 125
(48.8%)		 18
(7.0%)		 - 105
(41.0%)		 7
(2.7%)		 1
(0.4%)
Paul Mitchell the School-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year2641
(0.4%)		 - 56
(21.2%)		 18
(6.8%)		 1
(0.4%)		 173
(65.5%)		 11
(4.2%)		 4
(1.5%)
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year157- - 45
(28.7%)		 10
(6.4%)		 - 98
(62.4%)		 4
(2.5%)		 -
Paul Mitchell the School-GreenvillePrivate, Less than 2-year1961
(0.5%)		 1
(0.5%)		 48
(24.5%)		 14
(7.1%)		 - 127
(64.8%)		 5
(2.6%)		 -
ArclabsPrivate, Less than 2-year7446
(0.8%)		 2
(0.3%)		 179
(24.1%)		 227
(30.5%)		 1
(0.1%)		 282
(37.9%)		 40
(5.4%)		 1
(0.1%)
Top of the Line Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year45- - 37
(82.2%)		 3
(6.7%)		 - 5
(11.1%)		 - -
Barber Tech AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year59- - 59
(100.0%)		 - - - - -
Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Goose CreekPrivate, Less than 2-year1521
(0.7%)		 - 72
(47.4%)		 6
(3.9%)		 1
(0.7%)		 72
(47.4%)		 - -
Southeastern Esthetics InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year3583
(0.8%)		 1
(0.3%)		 161
(45.0%)		 21
(5.9%)		 1
(0.3%)		 147
(41.1%)		 24
(6.7%)		 -
American College of the Building ArtsPrivate, 4-year1552
(1.3%)		 4
(2.6%)		 4
(2.6%)		 3
(1.9%)		 - 140
(90.3%)		 2
(1.3%)		 -
Vski Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year31- - 5
(16.1%)		 - - 26
(83.9%)		 - -
Personal Touch Beauty and Barber CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year7- - 7
(100.0%)		 - - - - -
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle BeachPrivate, 2-4 year7438
(1.1%)		 5
(0.7%)		 198
(26.6%)		 10
(1.3%)		 2
(0.3%)		 335
(45.1%)		 11
(1.5%)		 174
(23.4%)
Barber Tech Academy-ColumbiaPrivate, Less than 2-year51- - 51
(100.0%)		 - - - - -