Student Population at Black Hills State University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
3,425	3,261	164

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,425 students have enrolled in Black Hills State University with 3,261 undergraduate and 164 graduate students.

By gender, 1,252 male and 2,173 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (3,161 students in average - public Master's College and University (smaller programs)).

1,332 students are enrolled exclusively, and 896 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

Black Hills State University has a total of 3,425 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,261 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 164 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,252 male and 2,173 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,425	3,261	164
Men	1,252	1,193	59
Women	2,173	2,068	105

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,905 White, 35 Black, and 28 Asian students out of a total of 3,425 are attending at Black Hills 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	73	23	50
Asian	28	9	19
Black	35	22	13
Hispanic	110	49	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	2,905	1,048	1,857
Two or more races	70	21	49
Race Unknown	146	52	94

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	70	22	48
Asian	27	9	18
Black	32	21	11
Hispanic	110	49	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	2,776	998	1,778
Two or more races	69	20	49
Race Unknown	121	47	74

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	1	0	1
Black	3	1	2
Hispanic	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	129	50	79
Two or more races	1	1	0
Race Unknown	25	5	20

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 Black Hills State University, 1,332 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 896 students are enrolled in some online courses.

967 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 365 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	3,425	1,332	896
Undergraduate	3,261	1,246	875
Graduate	164	86	21

Online Student Population by Locality
	South Dakota Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	967	348	17
Undergraduate	925	305	16
Graduate	42	43	1

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,261 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 164 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.03%.121 students have transferred in as full-time status and 43 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,481
Transfer-in Full-time	121
Regular Part-time	1,616
Transfer-in Part-time	43