At Southern Union State Community College, 81 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 56 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The two-year public institution in Wadley enrolled 4,828 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 10.5 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
89 percent of undergraduates are residents of Alabama, and 9 percent are residents of other states. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (72 percent) and Black or African American (22 percent).
Southern Union State Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
4,828
Transfers
507
10.5%
Male
~2,124
44%
Female
~2,704
56%
Age 24 and under
~3,911
81%
Age 25 and over
~917
19%
In-state residence
~4,297
89%
Out of state residence
~435
9%
Resident of foreign country
~48
1%
Asian
~48
1%
Black or African American
~1,062
22%
Hispanic/Latino
~97
2%
White
~3,476
72%
Two or more races
~97
2%
Enrolled in distance education
~241
5%
Enrolled in some distance education
~821
17%
Not enrolled in distance education
~3,718
77%
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