Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Claflin University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.9% of undergraduate students being women and 29.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,779, with 1,261 women and 518 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Claflin University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.1% of undergraduate students being women and 29.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 87, with 61 women and 26 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 29.1% 518 students
- women 70.9% 1,261 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.9% 26 students
- women 70.1% 61 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 93.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,651 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 2.4% of the student body, with 42 students. Hispanic students represent 1.1% of the population, with 20 students, while Asian students account for 0.6%, with 10 students. Mixed race students account for 0.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 2 students.
International students make up 2.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 39 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Claflin University.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 93.6% 1,651 students
- White 2.4% 42 students
- International students 2.2% 39 students
- Hispanic 1.1% 20 students
- Asian 0.6% 10 students
- Mixed race 0.1% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 92.0% 80 students
- International students 4.6% 4 students
- White 3.4% 3 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 90.3% 65 students
- White 6.9% 5 students
- Hispanic 1.4% 1 students
- International students 1.4% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 37% 667 students
- 22-24 36% 632 students
- 18-19 12% 210 students
- 25-29 5% 90 students
- 30-34 3% 53 students
- 40-49 3% 49 students
- 35-39 3% 48 students
- 50-64 2% 30 students
- 25-29 39% 34 students
- 22-24 31% 27 students
- 30-34 13% 11 students
- 40-49 7% 6 students
- 50-64 6% 5 students
- 35-39 5% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Claflin University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 235 | 77.81% | |
| Georgia | 21 | 6.95% | |
| Florida | 6 | 1.99% | |
| Michigan | 4 | 1.32% | |
| Missouri | 4 | 1.32% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | 1.32% | |
| North Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| California | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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