The student population at University of South Carolina-Upstate is 4,916 (4,487 undergraduate and 429 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,080 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at SC Upstate is 91.27% which is decreased by 1,149 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 69 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.03 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
1,163 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 200.52% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,654 where 4,916 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
91.27% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.73% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,149 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 69 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.03 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in SC Upstate than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of South Carolina-Upstate since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,282 where 4,487 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Carolina-Upstate since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 372 where 429 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of South Carolina-Upstate since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 48.58% and the percentage of black students is 29.23% at University of South Carolina-Upstate. 2.62% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.03% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 57.05% to 48.58%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.45% to 2.62%. Black student enrollment increased from 26.03% to 29.23%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.60% to 8.03%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6688 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6027 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of South Carolina-Upstate over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,163 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 200.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of South Carolina-Upstate from 2015 to 2025.