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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 4,038 undergrads, where 46% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

−20% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.65

Diversity index vs. every college0.65
0.65
← 0.00higher than 67% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients46%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students35%
National median: 33%About typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college46%
46%
← 0%higher than 75% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

4,038undergrads
Compared to every college4K
4K
← 19larger than 74% of 1,89337.8K →

18% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 66% take some

Where first-years come from

757 first-time students

4.8% came from other states and 1.3% from abroad; 92% are from South Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 82% of colleges.

  • In-state (South Carolina)92%
  • Other states4.8%
  • Abroad1.3%
  • Not reported1.8%

Top home states

  1. South Carolina(home state)92% 697
  2. Florida1.2% 9
  3. North Carolina0.9% 7
  4. Georgia0.4% 3
  5. New Jersey0.4% 3

From 15 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
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

694

new transfer students, 48% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 80% of colleges.

579 full-time, 115 part-time.

Going on to another college

28%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 556 students).

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

Who they are

13% of undergrads study part-time.

Men35%
National median: 44%Below typical

65% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students13%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older17%
National median: 11%Above 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 904 students.

Housing

Beds

904

About 22 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 19 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I · Big South Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).

How the Big South 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

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Phi Mu

    Lambda Zeta

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

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)