Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at USC Upstate is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.3% of undergraduate students being women and 32.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,981, with 3,352 women and 1,629 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at USC Upstate is greatly skewed towards women students, with 86.4% of undergraduate students being women and 13.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 457, with 395 women and 62 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 32.7% 1,629 students
- women 67.3% 3,352 students
Graduate Students
- men 13.6% 62 students
- women 86.4% 395 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 49.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,471 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 31.4% of the student body, with 1,561 students. Hispanic students represent 7.4% of the population, with 370 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.6%, with 227 students. Asian students account for 3.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 155 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 5 students.
International students make up 1.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 66 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.4% of the population, totaling 120 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 USC Upstate.
Undergraduate Students
- White 49.7% 2,471 students
- African American 31.4% 1,561 students
- Hispanic 7.4% 370 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 227 students
- Asian 3.1% 155 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 120 students
- International students 1.3% 66 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 5 students
Graduate Students
- White 80.2% 364 students
- African American 11.9% 54 students
- Hispanic 3.1% 14 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 10 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 7 students
- Asian 0.9% 4 students
- International students 0.2% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 56.8% 387 students
- African American 26.3% 179 students
- Hispanic 7.5% 51 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 22 students
- Asian 2.5% 17 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 15 students
- International students 1.5% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 1,619 students
- 18-19 23% 1,144 students
- 22-24 18% 880 students
- 25-29 8% 375 students
- 30-34 4% 216 students
- 40-49 2% 113 students
- 35-39 2% 92 students
- 50-64 1% 50 students
- 25-29 24% 111 students
- 40-49 22% 103 students
- 30-34 16% 75 students
- 35-39 13% 60 students
- 50-64 12% 53 students
- 22-24 11% 52 students
- 20-21 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of South Carolina-Upstate in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 534 | 92.07% | |
| Georgia | 9 | 1.55% | |
| North Carolina | 9 | 1.55% | |
| Florida | 6 | 1.03% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| California | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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