The student population at University of South Carolina-Sumter is 1,845 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 944 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
525 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,318.92% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,306 where 1,845 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SC Sumter than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of South Carolina-Sumter since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 55.56%. The percentage was 44.06% 10 years ago and SC Sumter still has a high percentage of white students. 2.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 22.76% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.40% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 44.06% to 55.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.78% to 2.66%. Black student enrollment decreased from 24.75% to 22.76%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.66% to 8.40%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6283 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7417 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Sumter over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
525 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,318.92% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of South Carolina-Sumter from 2015 to 2025.