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C of C Demographics & Diversity Report

Who is the typical student at C of C? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the U.S. See how College of Charleston fared in our <nil> diversity report.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

C of C Student Population

How Many Students Attend College of Charleston?

C of C total enrollment is approximately 10,384 students. 8,466 are undergraduates and 288 are graduate students.

C of C Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time C of C undergraduate population is made up of 67% women, and 33% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

C of C Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	6,585
Hispanic	594
Black or African American	568
Multi-Ethnic	331
Asian	173
Unknown	102
International	77
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	8

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C of C Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 62% of full-time grad students are women, and 38% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

C of C Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	222
Black or African American	17
Hispanic	15
Unknown	11
Multi-Ethnic	10
International	10
Asian	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

C of C Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	8,028
Black or African American	767
Hispanic	693
Multi-Ethnic	385
Asian	201
Unknown	172
International	96
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	11

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

College of Charleston Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	1,496
Black or African American	319
Multi-Ethnic	46
Asian	35
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

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C of C Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 6,904 female students and 3,480 male students at C of C.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of C of C is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 1,089 female teachers and 955 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

C of C ranks 361 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

40.95% of C of C students come from out of state, and 0.68% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 39 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
South Carolina	1,374
North Carolina	115
New Jersey	87
Pennsylvania	75
New York	73

International Students at C of C

Students from 47 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Japan, Germany, and China.

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High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At C of C, 69.68% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	4,067
18-19	3,502
22-24	1,557
25-29	685
35 and over	566
30-34	311
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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