For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of South Dakota Colleges is 43,986. The proportion of undergraduate students is 81.79% (35,978 students) and graduate students's proportion is 18.21% (8,008 graduate students).

South Dakota State University has the most students of 11,327 among South Dakota Colleges. By gender, the male-female ratio at South Dakota Colleges is 43.92% (19,318 male students) to 56.08% (24,668 female students).

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Student Population Comparison between South Dakota Colleges

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South Dakota Colleges Student Population Comparison Table
School NameTotalUndergraduate GraduateMale StudentsFemale Students
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD2,086 1,831
(87.78%)
255
(12.22%)
755
(36.19%)
1,331
(63.81%)
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD3,425 3,261
(95.21%)
164
(4.79%)
1,252
(36.55%)
2,173
(63.45%)
California Intercontinental UniversitySioux Falls, SD506 155
(30.63%)
351
(69.37%)
270
(53.36%)
236
(46.64%)
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD3,241 2,757
(85.07%)
484
(14.93%)
2,085
(64.33%)
1,156
(35.67%)
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD887 723
(81.51%)
164
(18.49%)
412
(46.45%)
475
(53.55%)
Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD917 38
(4.14%)
879
(95.86%)
545
(59.43%)
372
(40.57%)
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD1,252 1,080
(86.26%)
172
(13.74%)
584
(46.65%)
668
(53.35%)
National American University-Rapid CityRapid City, SD1,151 929
(80.71%)
222
(19.29%)
544
(47.26%)
607
(52.74%)
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD3,344 2,851
(85.26%)
493
(14.74%)
1,228
(36.72%)
2,116
(63.28%)
Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD1,177 1,147
(97.45%)
30
(2.55%)
343
(29.14%)
834
(70.86%)
Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD544 482
(88.60%)
62
(11.40%)
130
(23.90%)
414
(76.10%)
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD187 187
(100.00%)
- 74
(39.57%)
113
(60.43%)
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD2,492 2,163
(86.80%)
329
(13.20%)
1,888
(75.76%)
604
(24.24%)
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD11,327 9,917
(87.55%)
1,410
(12.45%)
4,951
(43.71%)
6,376
(56.29%)
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD1,594 1,325
(83.12%)
269
(16.88%)
616
(38.64%)
978
(61.36%)
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD9,856 7,132
(72.36%)
2,724
(27.64%)
3,641
(36.94%)
6,215
(63.06%)
Average2,7492,249
(81.79%)
534
(18.21%)
1,207
(43.92%)
1,542
(56.08%)

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