Enrollment Trends at NDSU

The student population at North Dakota State University-Main Campus is 12,242 (10,096 undergraduate and 2,146 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,387 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at NDSU is 82.47% which is decreased by 1,852 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 535 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.04 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
750 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -27.75% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,720 where 12,242 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
82.47% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.53% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,852 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 535 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.04 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in NDSU.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,62911,9486,6765,2722,6811,2801,401
2014-1514,747
118
12,124
176
6,722
46
5,402
130
2,623
-58
1,239
-41
1,384
-17
2015-1614,516
-231
12,037
-87
6,579
-143
5,458
56
2,479
-144
1,233
-6
1,246
-138
2016-1714,432
-84
12,010
-27
6,542
-37
5,468
10
2,422
-57
1,183
-50
1,239
-7
2017-1814,358
-74
11,984
-26
6,465
-77
5,519
51
2,374
-48
1,172
-11
1,202
-37
2018-1913,796
-562
11,425
-559
6,222
-243
5,203
-316
2,371
-3
1,135
-37
1,236
34
2019-2013,173
-623
10,831
-594
5,777
-445
5,054
-149
2,342
-29
1,124
-11
1,218
-18
2020-2112,846
-327
10,555
-276
5,435
-342
5,120
66
2,291
-51
1,095
-29
1,196
-22
2021-2212,461
-385
10,199
-356
5,081
-354
5,118
-2
2,262
-29
1,072
-23
1,190
-6
2022-2312,242
-219
10,096
-103
4,976
-105
5,120
2
2,146
-116
1,031
-41
1,115
-75
Average13,72011,3216,0485,2732,3991,1561,243
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 11,321 where 10,096 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,94810,7076,0764,6311,241600641
2014-1512,12410,8656,1294,7361,259593666
2015-1612,03710,6765,9664,7101,361613748
2016-1712,01010,6805,9674,7131,330575755
2017-1811,98410,7825,9624,8201,202503699
2018-1911,42510,2375,7514,4861,188471717
2019-2010,8319,6385,2984,3401,193479714
2020-2110,5559,3394,9364,4031,216499717
2021-2210,1999,0194,6034,4161,180478702
2022-2310,0968,9474,4964,4511,149480669
Average11,32111,3215,5184,57111,321529703
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,399 where 2,146 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6811,0915415501,590739851
2014-152,6231,0525235291,571716855
2015-162,4791,0084855231,471748723
2016-172,4221,0004705301,422713709
2017-182,3749864645221,388708680
2018-192,3711,0324675651,339668671
2019-202,3421,0214605611,321664657
2020-212,2911,0084585501,283637646
2021-222,2621,0054505551,257622635
2022-232,1469624445181,184587597
Average2,3992,3994765402,399680702
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.63%. The percentage was 80.74% 10 years ago and NDSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.63% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.05% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Dakota State University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14105210356209711,812239
2014-151092203612451211,878260
2015-16111223379243911,839319
2016-171182254352911211,831363
2017-181022373993101011,776391
2018-19932193703261311,362397
2019-2087225342341910,844432
2020-2175219330338610,644450
2021-2270215361385810,142417
2022-236219937337179,871459
Average93219371306911,200373
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

750 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -27.75% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Dakota State University-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1514,7471,0384,4909,219
2015-1614,5168254,5309,161
2016-1714,4327514,4319,250
2017-1814,3587564,5149,088
2018-1913,7969035,5187,375
2019-2013,1735924,7367,845
2020-2112,8465815,6856,580
2021-2212,4616715,2136,577
2022-2312,2427505,3086,184
Average13,6197634,9367,920
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