Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Winthrop is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.5% of undergraduate students being women and 32.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,973, with 2,682 women and 1,291 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Winthrop is greatly skewed towards women students, with 82.2% of undergraduate students being women and 17.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,201, with 987 women and 214 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 32.5% 1,291 students
- women 67.5% 2,682 students
Graduate Students
- men 17.8% 214 students
- women 82.2% 987 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 53.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,121 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 31.5% of the student body, with 1,247 students. Hispanic students represent 6.8% of the population, with 269 students, while Mixed race students account for 5.2%, with 206 students. Asian students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 77 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 7 students.
International students make up 0.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 34 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.0% of the population, totaling 1 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 Winthrop.
Undergraduate Students
- White 53.5% 2,121 students
- African American 31.5% 1,247 students
- Hispanic 6.8% 269 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 206 students
- Asian 1.9% 77 students
- International students 0.9% 34 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 7 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.3% 663 students
- African American 32.6% 391 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 50 students
- Mixed race 3.8% 45 students
- International students 2.8% 34 students
- Asian 1.2% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 54.5% 133 students
- African American 21.7% 53 students
- Hispanic 11.5% 28 students
- Mixed race 7.8% 19 students
- Asian 3.3% 8 students
- International students 1.2% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 39% 1,539 students
- 18-19 35% 1,413 students
- 22-24 14% 541 students
- 25-29 3% 126 students
- 30-34 1% 48 students
- 40-49 1% 37 students
- 50-64 1% 31 students
- 35-39 1% 25 students
- 22-24 27% 334 students
- 25-29 23% 286 students
- 40-49 15% 186 students
- 30-34 13% 159 students
- 35-39 9% 113 students
- 50-64 7% 88 students
- 20-21 1% 9 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Winthrop University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 732 | 90.48% | |
| North Carolina | 18 | 2.22% | |
| Georgia | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | less than 1% | |
| California | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% |
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