Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares DSU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota.
DSU has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,470 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota average (4,356 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Dickinson State University1,4101,33971
Similarly Ranked Schools1,4701,359111
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota4,3563,669883
The below chart compares the student population between Dickinson State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 603 male and 807 female students attending DSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 DSU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at DSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,339911428
Men559427132
Women780484296
Population by Gender/Attending Status at DSU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total711160
Men44737
Women27423

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,053 White students (74.68%) and 89 Two or More Races students (6.31%) at Dickinson State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dickinson State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dickinson State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native21912
Asian20911
Black or African American372116
Hispanic722349
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander743
White1,001408593
Two or More Races843846
Race/Ethnicity Unknown743341
Total 1,339559780
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dickinson State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian202
Black or African American330
Hispanic532
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White522923
Two or More Races550
Race/Ethnicity Unknown110
Total 714427

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,176 students whose age under twenty five and 149 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dickinson State University.
Especially, 208 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Dickinson State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Dickinson State University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,339 559780
Under 18208 58150
18-19384 190194
20-21348 155193
22-24195 10095
25-2976 2650
30-3445 1035
35-3929 623
40-4939 1029
50-6414 410
65 and over1 01
Total 1,339 559780
Population by Student Age at Dickinson State University
TotalMenWomen
Total71 4427
22-2441 2714
25-299 72
30-344 22
35-393 21
40-499 54
50-645 14
Total 71 4427

Online Student Population

At Dickinson State University, 968 students (68.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 371 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, 322 students live in North Dakota where Dickinson State University is located in and 46 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,4101,33971
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes37130566
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5975943
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4424402
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)37130566
North Dakota Residents32227052
Other State in U.S.463313
Outside of U.S.321
Unknown000