Student Population at Northern State University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
3,344	2,851	493

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,344 students have enrolled in Northern State University with 2,851 undergraduate and 493 graduate students.

By gender, 1,228 male and 2,116 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)).

1,475 students are enrolled exclusively, and 624 students are enrolled in some online courses.

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

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Student Population by Gender

Northern State University has a total of 3,344 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,851 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 493 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,228 male and 2,116 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	3,344	2,851	493
Men	1,228	1,113	115
Women	2,116	1,738	378

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,859 White, 68 Black, and 62 Asian students out of a total of 3,344 are attending at Northern 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	65	29	36
Asian	62	18	44
Black	68	47	21
Hispanic	99	42	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	5	4	1
White	2,859	1,013	1,846
Two or more races	79	37	42
Race Unknown	29	16	13

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	59	27	32
Asian	60	18	42
Black	65	46	19
Hispanic	93	40	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	2,399	910	1,489
Two or more races	75	37	38
Race Unknown	27	15	12

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	2	4
Asian	2	0	2
Black	3	1	2
Hispanic	6	2	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	4	3	1
White	460	103	357
Two or more races	4	0	4
Race Unknown	2	1	1

Student Age Distribution

By age, NSU has 976 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 2,732 students under 25 years old, and 612 students over 25 years old out of 3,344 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 976 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. NSU has 2,640 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 211 students aged 25 and over.

It has 92 graduate students aged under 25 and 401 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	976	642	334
18-19	763	441	322
20-21	574	348	226
22-24	419	224	195
25-29	176	116	60
30-34	121	95	26
35-39	89	66	23
40-49	141	119	22
50-64	81	63	18
Over 65	4	2	2

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	976	642	334
18-19	763	441	322
20-21	572	346	226
22-24	329	170	159
25-29	83	46	37
30-34	42	31	11
35-39	25	16	9
40-49	42	32	10
50-64	17	13	4
Over 65	2	1	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women

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 Northern State University, 1,475 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 624 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,273 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 202 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	3,344	1,475	624
Undergraduate	2,851	1,083	591
Graduate	493	392	33

Online Student Population by Locality
	South Dakota Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,273	188	14
Undergraduate	934	137	12
Graduate	339	51	2

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,851 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 67 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.35%.50 students have transferred in as full-time status and 17 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,007
Transfer-in Full-time	50
Regular Part-time	1,777
Transfer-in Part-time	17

Student Population at Northern State University

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