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PC total enrollment is approximately 1,167 students. 904 are undergraduates and 263 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time PC undergraduate population is made up of 47.8% women, and 52.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
PC Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 548 | 60.7% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 17.8% |
| Hispanic | 78 | 8.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 52 | 5.8% |
| International | 45 | 5.0% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 81.4% of full-time grad students are women, and 18.6% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
PC Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 194 | 74.0% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 10.3% |
| Hispanic | 12 | 4.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 10 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.4% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 742 | 63.7% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 16.1% |
| Hispanic | 90 | 7.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 62 | 5.3% |
| International | 45 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 25 | 2.1% |
| Unknown | 12 | 1.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
Presbyterian College faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 88.2% |
| Black or African American | 5.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 1.1% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 646 female students and 521 male students at PC.
Presbyterian College faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
The undergraduate student body is split among 20 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 155 | 62.5% |
| Florida | 21 | 8.5% |
| Georgia | 20 | 8.1% |
| North Carolina | 17 | 6.9% |
| Tennessee | 6 | 2.4% |
PC enrolls approximately 3.9% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At PC, 74.0% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 438 | 40.6% |
| 20-21 | 361 | 33.4% |
| 22-24 | 197 | 18.2% |
| 25-29 | 64 | 5.9% |
| 30-34 | 10 | 0.9% |
| Under 18 | 9 | 0.8% |
| 35 and over | 1 | 0.1% |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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