Student Population at South Dakota State

Total Enrollment

11,327

Undergraduate

9,917

Graduate

1,410

Online Enrollment

2,128

Men Students

4,951

Women Students

6,376

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 11,327 students have enrolled at South Dakota State University - 9,917 undergraduate and 1,410 graduate.

By gender, 4,951 male and 6,376 female students are attending South Dakota State University. By attendance status, there are 8,155 full-time students and 3,172 part-time students.

The number of students at South Dakota State University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Florida State University and Ohio State University-Main Campus, its population is very small (average population is 29,458).

South Dakota State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,128 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 South Dakota State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,951 male and 6,376 female students attending South Dakota State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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 South Dakota State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Dakota State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,917	7,607	2,310
Men	4,407	3,569	838
Women	5,510	4,038	1,472

Population by Gender/Attending Status at South Dakota State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,410	548	862
Men	544	235	309
Women	866	313	553

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,438 White students (83.32%) and 307 Hispanic students (2.71%) at South Dakota State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at South Dakota State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	122	39	83
Asian	123	44	79
Black or African American	162	95	67
Hispanic	283	126	157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	4	1
White	8,524	3,770	4,754
Two or More Races	224	93	131
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	216	92	124
Total	9,917	4,407	5,510

Population by Race/Ethnicity at South Dakota State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	24	7	17
Asian	29	11	18
Black or African American	19	10	9
Hispanic	24	10	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	914	279	635
Two or More Races	18	10	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	18	6	12
Total	1,410	544	866

Online Student Population

At South Dakota State University, 5,678 students (50.13% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,128 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, 1,767 students live in South Dakota where South Dakota State University is located in and 352 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	11,327	9,917	1,410
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,128	1,722	406
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,550	3,333	217
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,649	4,862	787

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,128	1,722	406
South Dakota Residents	1,767	1,498	269
Other State in U.S.	352	219	133
Outside of U.S.	9	5	4
Unknown	0	0	0