How many students at SD Mines? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,492 students have enrolled in South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with 2,163 undergraduate and 329 graduate students.

By gender, 1,888 male and 604 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)).

107 students are enrolled exclusively, and 256 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

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has a total of 2,492 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 2,163 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 329 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,888 male and 604 female students (the male-female ratio is 76:24) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,4922,163329
Men1,8881,647241
Women60451688
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,982 White, 30 Black, and 37 Asian students out of a total of 2,492 are attending at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American24177
Asian372116
Black30255
Hispanic1279532
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White1,9821,508474
Two or more races674720
Race Unknown856520
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American22157
Asian331914
Black23203
Hispanic1138726
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders---
White1,8041,382422
Two or more races614318
Race Unknown705218
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American220
Asian422
Black752
Hispanic1486
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White17812652
Two or more races642
Race Unknown15132
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, SD Mines has 73 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,118 students under 25 years old, and 374 students over 25 years old out of 2,492 total students.

SD Mines has 2,009 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 154 students aged 25 and over.

It has 109 graduate students aged under 25 and 220 students aged 25 and over.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18733142
18-19856216640
20-21665161504
22-24524122402
25-2918542143
30-34881474
35-3943439
40-49391029
50-6418414
Over 65101
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18733142
18-19856216640
20-21661159502
22-2441985334
25-29891574
30-3436432
35-3911110
40-4914311
50-64422
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21422
22-241053768
25-29962769
30-34521042
35-3932329
40-4925718
50-6414212
Over 65101
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Student Population by Age chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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 School of Mines and Technology, 107 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 256 students are enrolled in some online courses.

50 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 57 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students2,492107256
Undergraduate2,16335232
Graduate3297224
Online Student Population by Locality
South Dakota ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students504413
Undergraduate2672
Graduate243711
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,163 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 69 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.19%.55 students have transferred in as full-time status and 14 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time1,672
Transfer-in Full-time55
Regular Part-time422
Transfer-in Part-time14

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