Student Population at BSC

Total Enrollment

4,206 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

4,206

Online Enrollment

1,467

Men Students

2,106

Women Students

2,100

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 4,206 students have enrolled at Bismarck State College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 2,106 male and 2,100 female students are attending Bismarck State College. By attendance status, there are 2,093 full-time students and 2,113 part-time students.

The number of students at Bismarck State College is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota.

Bismarck State College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,467 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares BSC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota.

The enrollment is close to the Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota average (4,356 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
Bismarck State College	4,206	4,206
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota	4,356	3,669

The below chart compares the student population between Bismarck State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,106 male and 2,100 female students attending BSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.00 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BSC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,206	2,093	2,113
Men	2,106	1,166	940
Women	2,100	927	1,173

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,347 White students (79.58%) and 229 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (5.44%) at Bismarck State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bismarck State College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bismarck State College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	85	40	45
Asian	48	18	30
Black or African American	124	80	44
Hispanic	131	67	64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	0	4
White	3,347	1,681	1,666
Two or More Races	196	91	105
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	229	103	126
Total	4,206	2,106	2,100

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,187 students whose age under twenty five and 727 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bismarck State College.

Especially, 1,042 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bismarck State College.

Population by Student Age at Bismarck State College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,206	2,106	2,100
Under 18	1,042	371	671
18-19	1,337	646	691
20-21	543	294	249
22-24	265	153	112
25-29	292	168	124
30-34	243	149	94
35-39	198	139	59
40-49	210	132	78
50-64	71	52	19
65 and over	5	2	3
Total	4,206	2,106	2,100

Online Student Population

At Bismarck State College, 2,633 students (62.60% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,467 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 904 students live in North Dakota where Bismarck State College is located in and 554 students have enrolled from other states.