Student Population at NSU

Total Enrollment

3,344

Undergraduate

2,851

Graduate

493

Online Enrollment

1,475

Men Students

1,228

Women Students

2,116

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,344 students have enrolled at Northern State University - 2,851 undergraduate and 493 graduate.

By gender, 1,228 male and 2,116 female students are attending Northern State University. By attendance status, there are 1,116 full-time students and 2,228 part-time students.

The number of students at Northern State University is small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Black Hills State University and Mount Marty University, its population is very large (average population is 2,339).

Northern State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,475 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 Northern State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,228 male and 2,116 female students attending NSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.58 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 NSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,851	1,057	1,794
Men	1,113	453	660
Women	1,738	604	1,134

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	493	59	434
Men	115	30	85
Women	378	29	349

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,859 White students (85.50%) and 99 Hispanic students (2.96%) at Northern State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northern State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	59	27	32
Asian	60	18	42
Black or African American	65	46	19
Hispanic	93	40	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	2,399	910	1,489
Two or More Races	75	37	38
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	15	12
Total	2,851	1,113	1,738

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	2	4
Asian	2	0	2
Black or African American	3	1	2
Hispanic	6	2	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	460	103	357
Two or More Races	4	0	4
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	493	115	378

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,732 students whose age under twenty five and 436 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northern State University.

Especially, 976 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northern State University.

Population by Student Age at Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,851	1,113	1,738
Under 18	976	334	642
18-19	763	322	441
20-21	572	226	346
22-24	329	159	170
25-29	83	37	46
30-34	42	11	31
35-39	25	9	16
40-49	42	10	32
50-64	17	4	13
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	2,851	1,113	1,738

Population by Student Age at Northern State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	493	115	378
20-21	2	0	2
22-24	90	36	54
25-29	93	23	70
30-34	79	15	64
35-39	64	14	50
40-49	99	12	87
50-64	64	14	50
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	493	115	378

Online Student Population

At Northern State University, 2,099 students (62.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,475 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, 1,273 students live in South Dakota where Northern State University is located in and 188 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,344	2,851	493
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,475	1,083	392
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	624	591	33
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,245	1,177	68

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,475	1,083	392
South Dakota Residents	1,273	934	339
Other State in U.S.	188	137	51
Outside of U.S.	14	12	2
Unknown	0	0	0