For the academic year 2024-2025, North Dakota State University-Main Campus has a total enrollment of 11,952 students, including 9,762 undergraduate and 2,190 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - NDSU's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 5,797 male (48.50%) and 6,155 female (51.50%) students are attending North Dakota State University-Main Campus. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.18.
By class level, 9,762 (81.68%) are undergraduate students and 2,190 (18.32%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.64% are male and 51.36% are female, while among graduate students, 47.90% are male and 52.10% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,952 | 9,762 | 2,190 |
| Men | 5,797 | 4,748 | 1,049 |
| Women | 6,155 | 5,014 | 1,141 |
By race/ethnicity, 9,337 White, 402 Black, and 220 Asian students out of a total of 11,952 are attending at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
North Dakota State University-Main Campus is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 80 | 29 | 51 |
| Asian | 220 | 97 | 123 |
| Black | 402 | 222 | 180 |
| Hispanic | 416 | 189 | 227 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| White | 9,337 | 4,471 | 4,866 |
| Two or more races | 518 | 237 | 281 |
| Race Unknown | 151 | 84 | 67 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 69 | 25 | 44 |
| Asian | 175 | 74 | 101 |
| Black | 343 | 184 | 159 |
| Hispanic | 360 | 167 | 193 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| White | 8,124 | 3,958 | 4,166 |
| Two or more races | 463 | 216 | 247 |
| Race Unknown | 125 | 70 | 55 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Asian | 45 | 23 | 22 |
| Black | 59 | 38 | 21 |
| Hispanic | 56 | 22 | 34 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,213 | 513 | 700 |
| Two or more races | 55 | 21 | 34 |
| Race Unknown | 26 | 14 | 12 |
By age, NDSU has 79 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 9,937 students under 25 years old, and 2,014 students over 25 years old out of 11,952 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 79 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. NDSU has 9,171 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 590 students aged 25 and over.
It has 766 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,424 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 79 | 50 | 29 |
| 18-19 | 3,808 | 2,092 | 1,716 |
| 20-21 | 4,065 | 2,090 | 1,975 |
| 22-24 | 1,985 | 923 | 1,062 |
| 25-29 | 887 | 442 | 445 |
| 30-34 | 493 | 204 | 289 |
| 35-39 | 287 | 138 | 149 |
| 40-49 | 255 | 164 | 91 |
| 50-64 | 86 | 47 | 39 |
| Over 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 79 | 50 | 29 |
| 18-19 | 3,807 | 2,091 | 1,716 |
| 20-21 | 3,877 | 1,969 | 1,908 |
| 22-24 | 1,408 | 611 | 797 |
| 25-29 | 289 | 134 | 155 |
| 30-34 | 121 | 52 | 69 |
| 35-39 | 72 | 34 | 38 |
| 40-49 | 77 | 53 | 24 |
| 50-64 | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20-21 | 188 | 121 | 67 |
| 22-24 | 577 | 312 | 265 |
| 25-29 | 598 | 308 | 290 |
| 30-34 | 372 | 152 | 220 |
| 35-39 | 215 | 104 | 111 |
| 40-49 | 178 | 111 | 67 |
| 50-64 | 58 | 30 | 28 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At North Dakota State University-Main Campus, 1,054 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,029 students are enrolled in some online courses.
525 students who live in North Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 529 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 11,952 | 1,054 | 6,029 |
| Undergraduate | 9,762 | 674 | 5,479 |
| Graduate | 2,190 | 380 | 550 |
| North Dakota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 525 | 472 | 57 |
| Undergraduate | 373 | 297 | 4 |
| Graduate | 152 | 175 | 53 |
Among 9,762 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 569 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.83%.477 students have transferred in as full-time status and 92 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 8,234 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 477 |
| Regular Part-time | 959 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 92 |
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