A total of 51,460 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 22,922 men students and 28,538 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.80 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 56.08% of total enrollment is women students and 43.92% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 50.10%.
For South Dakota colleges with more than 1,000 students, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest ratio of men students (75.76%) and Oglala Lakota College has the highest ratio of women students (70.86%).
Student Population by Gender and School Level for South Dakota Colleges
By gender, 44.54% of total students is men students (22,922) and 55.46% is women students (28,538) in South Dakota collegs.
In 17 4-year South Dakota colleges in United States,
there are 19,318 men students which is 43.92% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year South Dakota colleges is 56.08% (24,668).
Of the 7,211 students attending South Dakota community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 49.90% are men (3,613) and 50.10% are women students (3,613).
In South Dakota trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 6 men and 257 women students, accounting for 2.28% and 97.72% of total students.
Student Population Comparison By Gender for All South Dakota Colleges
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between South Dakota colleges. A total of 51,460 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.