Student Population at South Dakota State University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
11,3279,9171,410
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 11,327 students have enrolled in South Dakota State University with 9,917 undergraduate and 1,410 graduate students.
By gender, 4,951 male and 6,376 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
2,128 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,550 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

South Dakota State University has a total of 11,327 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 9,917 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,410 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,951 male and 6,376 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,3279,9171,410
Men4,9514,407544
Women6,3765,510866

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 9,438 White, 181 Black, and 152 Asian students out of a total of 11,327 are attending at South Dakota State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American14646100
Asian1525597
Black18110576
Hispanic307136171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders642
White9,4384,0495,389
Two or more races242103139
Race Unknown23498136
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1223983
Asian1234479
Black1629567
Hispanic283126157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders541
White8,5243,7704,754
Two or more races22493131
Race Unknown21692124
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American24717
Asian291118
Black19109
Hispanic241014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White914279635
Two or more races18108
Race Unknown18612

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 South Dakota State University, 2,128 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,550 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,767 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 361 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students11,3272,1283,550
Undergraduate9,9171,7223,333
Graduate1,410406217
Online Student Population by Locality
South Dakota ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students1,7673529
Undergraduate1,4982195
Graduate2691334

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,917 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 414 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.17%.315 students have transferred in as full-time status and 99 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time7,292
Transfer-in Full-time315
Regular Part-time2,211
Transfer-in Part-time99
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