How many students at Dakota State? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 3,241 students have enrolled in Dakota State University with 2,757 undergraduate and 484 graduate students.
By gender, 2,085 male and 1,156 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (4,749 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
1,773 students are enrolled exclusively, and 709 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
Dakota State University has a total of 3,241 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,757 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 484 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,085 male and 1,156 female students (the male-female ratio is 64:36) 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 | 3,241 | 2,757 | 484 |
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| Men | 2,085 | 1,722 | 363 |
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| Women | 1,156 | 1,035 | 121 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,493 White, 133 Black, and 94 Asian students out of a total of 3,241 are attending at Dakota 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 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
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| Asian | 94 | 64 | 30 |
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| Black | 133 | 100 | 33 |
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| Hispanic | 153 | 113 | 40 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 14 | 2 |
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| White | 2,493 | 1,555 | 938 |
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| Two or more races | 87 | 56 | 31 |
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| Race Unknown | 68 | 53 | 15 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 23 | 9 |
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| Asian | 59 | 39 | 20 |
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| Black | 85 | 63 | 22 |
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| Hispanic | 129 | 91 | 38 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 12 | 2 |
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| White | 2,244 | 1,371 | 873 |
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| Two or more races | 80 | 49 | 31 |
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| Race Unknown | 49 | 36 | 13 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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| Asian | 35 | 25 | 10 |
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| Black | 48 | 37 | 11 |
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| Hispanic | 24 | 22 | 2 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| White | 249 | 184 | 65 |
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| Two or more races | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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| Race Unknown | 19 | 17 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Dakota State has 258 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,312 students under 25 years old, and 929 students over 25 years old out of 3,241 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 258 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Dakota State has 2,231 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 526 students aged 25 and over.
It has 81 graduate students aged under 25 and 403 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 258 | 142 | 116 |
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| 18-19 | 724 | 244 | 480 |
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| 20-21 | 827 | 310 | 517 |
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| 22-24 | 503 | 172 | 331 |
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| 25-29 | 283 | 95 | 188 |
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| 30-34 | 216 | 73 | 143 |
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| 35-39 | 151 | 32 | 119 |
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| 40-49 | 214 | 67 | 147 |
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| 50-64 | 60 | 19 | 41 |
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| Over 65 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 258 | 142 | 116 |
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| 18-19 | 724 | 244 | 480 |
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| 20-21 | 816 | 309 | 507 |
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| 22-24 | 433 | 143 | 290 |
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| 25-29 | 199 | 77 | 122 |
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| 30-34 | 127 | 53 | 74 |
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| 35-39 | 92 | 23 | 69 |
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| 40-49 | 84 | 37 | 47 |
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| 50-64 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 70 | 29 | 41 |
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| 25-29 | 84 | 18 | 66 |
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| 30-34 | 89 | 20 | 69 |
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| 35-39 | 59 | 9 | 50 |
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| 40-49 | 130 | 30 | 100 |
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| 50-64 | 40 | 14 | 26 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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 Dakota State University, 1,773 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 709 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,036 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 737 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 | 3,241 | 1,773 | 709 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,757 | 1,378 | 654 |
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| Graduate | 484 | 395 | 55 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| South Dakota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,036 | 710 | 27 |
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| Undergraduate | 950 | 419 | 9 |
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| Graduate | 86 | 291 | 18 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,757 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 212 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.69%.127 students have transferred in as full-time status and 85 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,269 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 127 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,276 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 85 |
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