Student Population at Southwest Minnesota State University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
6,930	6,518	412

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,930 students have enrolled in Southwest Minnesota State University with 6,518 undergraduate and 412 graduate students.

By gender, 2,623 male and 4,307 female students are attending the school.

It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).

825 students are enrolled exclusively, and 888 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Southwest Minnesota State University has a total of 6,930 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,518 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 412 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 2,623 male and 4,307 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,930	6,518	412
Men	2,623	2,491	132
Women	4,307	4,027	280

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,449 White, 235 Black, and 122 Asian students out of a total of 6,930 are attending at Southwest Minnesota State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	22	9	13
Asian	122	51	71
Black	235	115	120
Hispanic	349	131	218
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	5,449	1,974	3,475
Two or more races	203	86	117
Race Unknown	403	173	230

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	20	9	11
Asian	114	46	68
Black	221	105	116
Hispanic	339	125	214
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	5,131	1,889	3,242
Two or more races	195	83	112
Race Unknown	386	165	221

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	8	5	3
Black	14	10	4
Hispanic	10	6	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	318	85	233
Two or more races	8	3	5
Race Unknown	17	8	9

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Southwest Minnesota State University, 825 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 888 students are enrolled in some online courses.

741 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 84 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	6,930	825	888
Undergraduate	6,518	664	847
Graduate	412	161	41

Online Student Population by Locality
	Minnesota Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	741	84
Undergraduate	619	45
Graduate	122	39

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,518 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 323 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.96%.154 students have transferred in as full-time status and 169 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,346
Transfer-in Full-time	154
Regular Part-time	4,849
Transfer-in Part-time	169