A total of 27,597 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In South Dakota colleges and universites, 3,674 students are 18 years old or younger(13.31%), 6,945 students are 18 or 19 years old (25.17%), 5,488 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.89%), 3,960 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.35%), and 2,601 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.42%).
2,774 students are between 30 and 39 years old (10.05%), 1,476 students are between 40 and 49 years old (5.35%), 670 students are 50 years old or older (2.43%).
Student Population by Age for South Dakota Colleges
In South Dakota 4-year colleges and universites, 2,863 students are 18 years old or younger(6.36%), 5,098 students are 18 or 19 years old (11.32%), 4,652 students are between 20 and 22 years old (10.33%), 3,512 students are between 22 and 24 years old (7.80%), 2,166 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.81%), 2,351 students are between 30 and 39 years old (5.22%), 1,268 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.82%), 600 students are 50 years old or older (1.33%)
In South Dakota community colleges, there are 2,615 students are younger than 20 years old (26.44%), 1,231 students are between 20 and 24 years old (12.44%), 416 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.21%), and 680 students are 30 years old or older (6.87%).
In South Dakota trade schools, there are 43 students are younger than 20 years old (15.58%), 53 students are between 20 and 24 years old (19.20%), 19 students are between 25 and 29 years old (6.88%), and 21 students are 30 years old or older (7.61%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All South Dakota Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between South Dakota colleges. A total of 27,597 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.