How many students at Southwest Minnesota State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,930 students have enrolled in Southwest Minnesota State University with 6,518 undergraduate and 412 graduate students.
By gender, 2,623 male and 4,307 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
825 students are enrolled exclusively, and 888 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Southwest Minnesota State University has a total of 6,930 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,518 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 412 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,623 male and 4,307 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,930 | 6,518 | 412 |
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| Men | 2,623 | 2,491 | 132 |
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| Women | 4,307 | 4,027 | 280 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,449 White, 235 Black, and 122 Asian students out of a total of 6,930 are attending at Southwest Minnesota State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 22 | 9 | 13 |
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| Asian | 122 | 51 | 71 |
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| Black | 235 | 115 | 120 |
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| Hispanic | 349 | 131 | 218 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 5,449 | 1,974 | 3,475 |
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| Two or more races | 203 | 86 | 117 |
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| Race Unknown | 403 | 173 | 230 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 20 | 9 | 11 |
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| Asian | 114 | 46 | 68 |
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| Black | 221 | 105 | 116 |
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| Hispanic | 339 | 125 | 214 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| White | 5,131 | 1,889 | 3,242 |
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| Two or more races | 195 | 83 | 112 |
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| Race Unknown | 386 | 165 | 221 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| Black | 14 | 10 | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 318 | 85 | 233 |
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| Two or more races | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| Race Unknown | 17 | 8 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Southwest Minnesota State has 4,083 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 5,972 students under 25 years old, and 880 students over 25 years old out of 6,986 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 4,083 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. Southwest Minnesota State has 5,879 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 547 students aged 25 and over.
It has 93 graduate students aged under 25 and 333 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 4,083 | 2,589 | 1,494 |
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| 18-19 | 948 | 486 | 462 |
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| 20-21 | 532 | 321 | 211 |
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| 22-24 | 409 | 208 | 201 |
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| 25-29 | 321 | 219 | 102 |
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| 30-34 | 166 | 121 | 45 |
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| 35-39 | 140 | 105 | 35 |
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| 40-49 | 183 | 148 | 35 |
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| 50-64 | 66 | 48 | 18 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 4,083 | 2,589 | 1,494 |
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| 18-19 | 948 | 486 | 462 |
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| 20-21 | 527 | 318 | 209 |
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| 22-24 | 321 | 156 | 165 |
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| 25-29 | 184 | 121 | 63 |
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| 30-34 | 105 | 85 | 20 |
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| 35-39 | 85 | 69 | 16 |
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| 40-49 | 125 | 105 | 20 |
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| 50-64 | 45 | 34 | 11 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 88 | 52 | 36 |
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| 25-29 | 137 | 98 | 39 |
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| 30-34 | 61 | 36 | 25 |
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| 35-39 | 55 | 36 | 19 |
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| 40-49 | 58 | 43 | 15 |
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| 50-64 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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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 Southwest Minnesota State University, 825 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 888 students are enrolled in some online courses.
741 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 84 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 |
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| All Students | 6,930 | 825 | 888 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,518 | 664 | 847 |
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| Graduate | 412 | 161 | 41 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Minnesota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 741 | 84 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 619 | 45 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 122 | 39 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,518 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 323 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.96%.154 students have transferred in as full-time status and 169 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,346 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 154 |
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| Regular Part-time | 4,849 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 169 |
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