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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,934 undergrads, where 70% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+7% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.18

Diversity index vs. every college0.18
0.18
← 0.00higher than 7% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients70%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students36%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college70%
70%
← 0%higher than 94% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,934undergrads
Compared to every college2.9K
2.9K
← 19larger than 68% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

1,042 first-time students

30% came from other states and 0.2% from abroad; 70% are from South Carolina. More from other states than at 59% of colleges.

  • In-state (South Carolina)70%
  • Other states30%
  • Abroad0.2%

Top home states

  1. South Carolina(home state)70% 726
  2. Georgia11% 115
  3. Florida2.8% 29
  4. North Carolina1.4% 15
  5. New York1.4% 15

From 32 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

125

new transfer students, 11% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 16% of colleges.

114 full-time, 11 part-time.

Going on to another college

29%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 249 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

8.3% of undergrads study part-time.

Men45%
National median: 44%About typical

55% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students8.3%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older4.6%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 1,460 students.

Housing

Beds

1,460

About 50 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 21 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FCS · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 1

Greek life

2chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

  • 1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)