Student Population at USD

Total Enrollment

9,856

Undergraduate

7,132

Graduate

2,724

Online Enrollment

3,288

Men Students

3,641

Women Students

6,215

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 9,856 students have enrolled at University of South Dakota - 7,132 undergraduate and 2,724 graduate.

By gender, 3,641 male and 6,215 female students are attending University of South Dakota. By attendance status, there are 6,009 full-time students and 3,847 part-time students.

The number of students at University of South Dakota is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in South Dakota. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ohio State University-Main Campus and Mississippi State University, its population is very small (average population is 24,288).

University of South Dakota offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,288 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 University of South Dakota and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,641 male and 6,215 female students attending USD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 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 USD.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at USD
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	7,132	4,544	2,588
Men	2,570	1,633	937
Women	4,562	2,911	1,651

Population by Gender/Attending Status at USD
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,724	1,465	1,259
Men	1,071	665	406
Women	1,653	800	853

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,815 White students (79.29%) and 389 Hispanic students (3.95%) at University of South Dakota(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of South Dakota.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	108	30	78
Asian	80	34	46
Black or African American	220	115	105
Hispanic	323	108	215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	2	2
White	5,811	2,029	3,782
Two or More Races	221	93	128
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	222	94	128
Total	7,132	2,570	4,562

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	53	17	36
Asian	50	17	33
Black or African American	51	31	20
Hispanic	66	25	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	3	1
White	2,004	728	1,276
Two or More Races	80	23	57
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	159	52	107
Total	2,724	1,071	1,653

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 7,438 students whose age under twenty five and 1,402 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of South Dakota.

Especially, 1,226 students are younger than eighteen and 12 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of South Dakota.

Population by Student Age at University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	7,132	2,570	4,562
Under 18	1,226	406	820
18-19	2,363	797	1,566
20-21	2,122	794	1,328
22-24	771	350	421
25-29	274	90	184
30-34	155	52	103
35-39	89	34	55
40-49	106	38	68
50-64	22	8	14
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	7,132	2,570	4,562

Population by Student Age at University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,724	1,071	1,653
20-21	55	13	42
22-24	901	329	572
25-29	742	339	403
30-34	326	147	179
35-39	242	88	154
40-49	299	103	196
50-64	151	46	105
65 and over	8	6	2
Total	2,724	1,071	1,653

Online Student Population

At University of South Dakota, 5,715 students (57.98% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,288 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, 2,635 students live in South Dakota where University of South Dakota is located in and 626 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,856	7,132	2,724
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,288	2,152	1,136
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,427	2,061	366
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	4,141	2,919	1,222

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,288	2,152	1,136
South Dakota Residents	2,635	1,886	749
Other State in U.S.	626	250	376
Outside of U.S.	15	7	8
Unknown	12	9	3