Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SD Mines's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota.
SD Mines has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,538 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota average (5,291 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology2,5762,216360
Similarly Ranked Schools2,5382,103435
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota5,2914,499792
The below chart compares the student population between South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,961 male and 615 female students attending SD Mines. The male-to-female student ratio is 3.19 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 SD Mines.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SD Mines
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,2161,797419
Men1,7141,427287
Women502370132
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SD Mines
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total360223137
Men247146101
Women1137736

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,986 White students (77.10%) and 134 Hispanic students (5.20%) at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25196
Asian432914
Black or African American30291
Hispanic1249628
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White1,7931,391402
Two or More Races614417
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1007624
Total 2,2161,714502
Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian844
Black or African American642
Hispanic1037
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White19313360
Two or More Races211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown27252
Total 360247113

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,192 students whose age under twenty five and 193 students whose age is over thirty years old at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
Especially, 99 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TotalMenWomen
Total2,216 1,714502
Under 1899 5643
18-19793 622171
20-21829 627202
22-24361 30160
25-2972 5814
30-3430 228
35-3914 131
40-4913 121
50-644 22
65 and over1 10
Total 2,216 1,714502
Population by Student Age at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
TotalMenWomen
Total360 247113
18-191 10
20-213 12
22-24106 6937
25-29119 7544
30-3460 4614
35-3932 239
40-4918 144
50-6420 173
65 and over1 10
Total 360 247113

Online Student Population

At South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 533 students (20.69% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 129 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, 62 students live in South Dakota where South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located in and 49 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,5762,216360
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1295178
Enrolled Some in Online Classes40437727
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,0431,788255
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1295178
South Dakota Residents623626
Other State in U.S.49940
Outside of U.S.18612
Unknown000