The student population at Bismarck State College is 3,771 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 291 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,294 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -23.66% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,843 where 3,771 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in BSC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bismarck State College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-144,0622,2821,780
2014-154,002
-60
2,271
-11
1,731
-49
2015-164,078
76
2,307
36
1,771
40
2016-173,976
-102
2,263
-44
1,713
-58
2017-183,756
-220
2,186
-77
1,570
-143
2018-193,778
22
2,134
-52
1,644
74
2019-203,739
-39
2,120
-14
1,619
-25
2020-213,716
-23
2,028
-92
1,688
69
2021-223,549
-167
1,863
-165
1,686
-2
2022-233,771
222
1,972
109
1,799
113
Average3,8432,1431,700
Bismarck State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.40%. The percentage was 87.62% 10 years ago and BSC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.39% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bismarck State College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14811610611063,559101
2014-1557211108933,519107
2015-16672513211633,537110
2016-17662411212173,472102
2017-18571910014133,256103
2018-19572510514923,260121
2019-2064299315253,216146
2020-2153358917313,171153
2021-2257318618112,851161
2022-2358289018222,768172
Average622510214133,261128
Bismarck State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,294 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -23.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bismarck State College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,0021,6956521,655
2015-164,0781,8297471,502
2016-173,9761,6917411,544
2017-183,7561,6237711,362
2018-193,7781,6957701,313
2019-203,7391,2127931,734
2020-213,7161,3811,0531,282
2021-223,5491,3889031,258
2022-233,7711,2949121,565
Average3,8181,5348161,468

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