The student population at South Dakota State University is 11,327 (9,917 undergraduate and 1,410 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,198 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at South Dakota State is 87.55% which is decreased by 1,052 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 146 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,128 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 109.45% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 12,057 where 11,327 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

87.55% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.45% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,052 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 146 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in South Dakota State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at South Dakota State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1412,52510,9695,2315,7381,556694862
2014-1512,543
18
10,937
-32
5,095
-136
5,842
104
1,606
50
744
50
862
2015-1612,576
33
10,994
57
5,132
37
5,862
20
1,582
-24
720
-24
862
2016-1712,600
24
10,946
-48
5,184
52
5,762
-100
1,654
72
720934
72
2017-1812,516
-84
10,885
-61
5,144
-40
5,741
-21
1,631
-23
715
-5
916
-18
2018-1912,104
-412
10,544
-341
4,938
-206
5,606
-135
1,560
-71
657
-58
903
-13
2019-2011,512
-592
10,067
-477
4,698
-240
5,369
-237
1,445
-115
603
-54
842
-61
2020-2111,405
-107
9,976
-91
4,565
-133
5,411
42
1,429
-16
532
-71
897
55
2021-2211,465
60
9,847
-129
4,447
-118
5,400
-11
1,618
189
603
71
1,015
118
2022-2311,327
-138
9,917
70
4,407
-40
5,510
110
1,410
-208
544
-59
866
-149
Average12,05710,5084,8845,6241,549653896
South Dakota State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,508 where 9,917 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at South Dakota State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,9698,6464,3834,2632,3238481,475
2014-1510,9378,6204,2414,3792,3178541,463
2015-1610,9948,5594,2224,3372,4359101,525
2016-1710,9468,4744,1984,2762,4729861,486
2017-1810,8858,4254,2274,1982,4609171,543
2018-1910,5448,1694,0374,1322,3759011,474
2019-2010,0677,9713,9214,0502,0967771,319
2020-219,9767,7883,7244,0642,1888411,347
2021-229,8477,5583,5593,9992,2898881,401
2022-239,9177,6073,5694,0382,3108381,472
Average10,50810,5084,0084,17410,5088761,451
South Dakota State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,549 where 1,410 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at South Dakota State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,5565002342661,056460596
2014-151,6065292482811,077496581
2015-161,5825312432881,051477574
2016-171,6545272492781,127471656
2017-181,6315482652831,083450633
2018-191,5605582702881,002387615
2019-201,445503221282942382560
2020-211,429513218295916314602
2021-221,6185322412911,086362724
2022-231,410548235313862309553
Average1,5491,5492422871,549411609
South Dakota State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 83.32%. The percentage was 86.82% 10 years ago and South Dakota State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.60% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141271422152262410,874229
2014-151271402552411310,780229
2015-161271372482521010,691237
2016-171201342472521110,556267
2017-18133141252294710,462265
2018-19132141253314910,118263
2019-2013113721328349,667267
2020-2112314021829859,663249
2021-2213013420729459,677235
2022-2314615218130769,438242
Average130140229276910,193248
South Dakota State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,128 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 109.45% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Dakota State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1512,5431,0162,5009,027
2015-1612,5761,2982,8048,474
2016-1712,6001,4722,8458,283
2017-1812,5161,5763,0267,914
2018-1912,1041,5702,9927,542
2019-2011,5121,5352,8237,154
2020-2111,4052,0286,6592,718
2021-2211,4652,1663,5035,796
2022-2311,3272,1283,5505,649
Average12,0051,6433,4116,951

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