Student Population at Dakota State

Total Enrollment

3,241

Undergraduate

2,757

Graduate

484

Online Enrollment

1,773

Men Students

2,085

Women Students

1,156

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,241 students have enrolled at Dakota State University - 2,757 undergraduate and 484 graduate.

By gender, 2,085 male and 1,156 female students are attending Dakota State University. By attendance status, there are 1,490 full-time students and 1,751 part-time students.

The number of students at Dakota State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Augustana University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, its population is very large (average population is 2,057).

Dakota State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,773 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Dakota State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,085 male and 1,156 female students attending Dakota State. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.80 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 Dakota State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dakota State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,757	1,396	1,361
Men	1,722	995	727
Women	1,035	401	634

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dakota State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	484	94	390
Men	363	71	292
Women	121	23	98

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,493 White students (76.92%) and 153 Hispanic students (4.72%) at Dakota State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dakota State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	32	23	9
Asian	59	39	20
Black or African American	85	63	22
Hispanic	129	91	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	12	2
White	2,244	1,371	873
Two or More Races	80	49	31
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	49	36	13
Total	2,757	1,722	1,035

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	3	2
Asian	35	25	10
Black or African American	48	37	11
Hispanic	24	22	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	249	184	65
Two or More Races	7	7	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	19	17	2
Total	484	363	121

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,312 students whose age under twenty five and 646 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dakota State University.

Especially, 258 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 Dakota State University.

Population by Student Age at Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,757	1,722	1,035
Under 18	258	116	142
18-19	724	480	244
20-21	816	507	309
22-24	433	290	143
25-29	199	122	77
30-34	127	74	53
35-39	92	69	23
40-49	84	47	37
50-64	20	15	5
65 and over	4	2	2
Total	2,757	1,722	1,035

Population by Student Age at Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	484	363	121
20-21	11	10	1
22-24	70	41	29
25-29	84	66	18
30-34	89	69	20
35-39	59	50	9
40-49	130	100	30
50-64	40	26	14
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	484	363	121

Online Student Population

At Dakota State University, 2,482 students (76.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,773 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, 1,036 students live in South Dakota where Dakota State University is located in and 710 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,241	2,757	484
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,773	1,378	395
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	709	654	55
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	759	725	34

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,773	1,378	395
South Dakota Residents	1,036	950	86
Other State in U.S.	710	419	291
Outside of U.S.	27	9	18
Unknown	0	0	0