The student population at University of South Dakota is 9,856 (7,132 undergraduate and 2,724 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 379 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at USD is 72.36% which is decreased by 501 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 122 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,288 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 5,119.05% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,933 where 9,856 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.36% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.64% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 501 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 122 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in USD than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,2357,6332,8224,8112,6021,1251,477
2014-1510,061
-174
7,541
-92
2,807
-15
4,734
-77
2,520
-82
1,103
-22
1,417
-60
2015-169,971
-90
7,435
-106
2,806
-1
4,629
-105
2,536
16
1,098
-5
1,438
21
2016-1710,038
67
7,500
65
2,850
44
4,650
21
2,538
2
1,077
-21
1,461
23
2017-1810,261
223
7,648
148
2,885
35
4,763
113
2,613
75
1,099
22
1,514
53
2018-1910,066
-195
7,590
-58
2,808
-77
4,782
19
2,476
-137
1,064
-35
1,412
-102
2019-209,920
-146
7,475
-115
2,753
-55
4,722
-60
2,445
-31
1,013
-51
1,432
20
2020-219,459
-461
7,103
-372
2,502
-251
4,601
-121
2,356
-89
936
-77
1,420
-12
2021-229,464
5
6,987
-116
2,508
6
4,479
-122
2,477
121
921
-15
1,556
136
2022-239,856
392
7,132
145
2,570
62
4,562
83
2,724
247
1,071
150
1,653
97
Average9,9337,4042,7314,6732,5291,0511,478
University of South Dakota Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,404 where 7,132 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 University of South Dakota since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,6334,7321,9272,8052,9018952,006
2014-157,5414,8761,9402,9362,6658671,798
2015-167,4354,9611,9692,9922,4748371,637
2016-177,5004,9431,9862,9572,5578641,693
2017-187,6484,9081,9302,9782,7409551,785
2018-197,5904,9691,8893,0802,6219191,702
2019-207,4754,8991,8143,0852,5769391,637
2020-217,1034,7411,7522,9892,3627501,612
2021-226,9874,5021,6672,8352,4858411,644
2022-237,1324,5441,6332,9112,5889371,651
Average7,4047,4041,8512,9577,4048801,717
University of South Dakota Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,529 where 2,724 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 University of South Dakota since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6021,2996016981,303524779
2014-152,5201,2605656951,260538722
2015-162,5361,2905667241,246532714
2016-172,5381,3105717391,228506722
2017-182,6131,2905657251,323534789
2018-192,4761,2835727111,193492701
2019-202,4451,2855497361,160464696
2020-212,3561,3245597651,032377655
2021-222,4771,3625598031,115362753
2022-232,7241,4656658001,259406853
Average2,5292,5295777402,529474738
University of South Dakota Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.29%. The percentage was 85.39% 10 years ago and USD still has a high percentage of white students. 1.32% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.75% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14175145224311168,740226
2014-15168151227232518,644232
2015-16172140238292118,472271
2016-1719714429032498,390287
2017-1819415527434578,552302
2018-19168143305386128,319342
2019-2015914328136788,209316
2020-2114614125533757,793331
2021-2214515026135647,657319
2022-2316113027138987,815301
Average169144263334138,259293
University of South Dakota Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,288 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 5,119.05% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of South Dakota from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,061633,1626,836
2015-169,9712,9931,7265,252
2016-1710,0382,7681,6705,600
2017-1810,2613,0871,6775,497
2018-1910,0662,8901,7375,439
2019-209,9202,9042,0354,981
2020-219,4592,8603,1433,456
2021-229,4643,1092,1894,166
2022-239,8563,2882,4274,141
Average9,9002,6622,1965,041

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