How many students at USD? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 9,856 students have enrolled in University of South Dakota with 7,132 undergraduate and 2,724 graduate students.
By gender, 3,641 male and 6,215 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
3,288 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,427 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
University of South Dakota has a total of 9,856 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 7,132 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,724 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,641 male and 6,215 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) 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 | 9,856 | 7,132 | 2,724 |
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| Men | 3,641 | 2,570 | 1,071 |
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| Women | 6,215 | 4,562 | 1,653 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,815 White, 271 Black, and 130 Asian students out of a total of 9,856 are attending at University of South Dakota. 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 | 161 | 47 | 114 |
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| Asian | 130 | 51 | 79 |
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| Black | 271 | 146 | 125 |
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| Hispanic | 389 | 133 | 256 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 8 | 5 | 3 |
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| White | 7,815 | 2,757 | 5,058 |
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| Two or more races | 301 | 116 | 185 |
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| Race Unknown | 381 | 146 | 235 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 108 | 30 | 78 |
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| Asian | 80 | 34 | 46 |
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| Black | 220 | 115 | 105 |
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| Hispanic | 323 | 108 | 215 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| White | 5,811 | 2,029 | 3,782 |
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| Two or more races | 221 | 93 | 128 |
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| Race Unknown | 222 | 94 | 128 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 53 | 17 | 36 |
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| Asian | 50 | 17 | 33 |
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| Black | 51 | 31 | 20 |
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| Hispanic | 66 | 25 | 41 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| White | 2,004 | 728 | 1,276 |
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| Two or more races | 80 | 23 | 57 |
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| Race Unknown | 159 | 52 | 107 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, USD has 1,226 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 7,438 students under 25 years old, and 2,418 students over 25 years old out of 9,856 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,226 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. USD has 6,482 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 650 students aged 25 and over.
It has 956 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,768 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,226 | 820 | 406 |
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| 18-19 | 2,363 | 1,566 | 797 |
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| 20-21 | 2,177 | 1,370 | 807 |
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| 22-24 | 1,672 | 993 | 679 |
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| 25-29 | 1,016 | 587 | 429 |
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| 30-34 | 481 | 282 | 199 |
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| 35-39 | 331 | 209 | 122 |
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| 40-49 | 405 | 264 | 141 |
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| 50-64 | 173 | 119 | 54 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,226 | 820 | 406 |
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| 18-19 | 2,363 | 1,566 | 797 |
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| 20-21 | 2,122 | 1,328 | 794 |
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| 22-24 | 771 | 421 | 350 |
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| 25-29 | 274 | 184 | 90 |
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| 30-34 | 155 | 103 | 52 |
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| 35-39 | 89 | 55 | 34 |
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| 40-49 | 106 | 68 | 38 |
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| 50-64 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 55 | 42 | 13 |
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| 22-24 | 901 | 572 | 329 |
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| 25-29 | 742 | 403 | 339 |
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| 30-34 | 326 | 179 | 147 |
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| 35-39 | 242 | 154 | 88 |
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| 40-49 | 299 | 196 | 103 |
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| 50-64 | 151 | 105 | 46 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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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 University of South Dakota, 3,288 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,635 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 653 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 | 9,856 | 3,288 | 2,427 |
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| Undergraduate | 7,132 | 2,152 | 2,061 |
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| Graduate | 2,724 | 1,136 | 366 |
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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 | 2,635 | 638 | 15 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,886 | 259 | 7 |
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| Graduate | 749 | 379 | 8 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 7,132 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 296 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.15%.228 students have transferred in as full-time status and 68 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 4,316 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 228 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,520 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 68 |
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