Student Population at Dakota State

By race/ethnicity, 2,772 White, 167 Black, and 112 Asian students out of a total of 3,774 are attending at Dakota State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Dakota State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

By age, Dakota State has 371 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 2,540 students under 25 years old, and 1,234 students over 25 years old out of 3,774 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 371 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Dakota State has 2,417 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 649 students aged 25 and over.

It has 123 graduate students aged under 25 and 585 students aged 25 and over.

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dakota State University, 2,271 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 682 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,402 students who live in South Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 869 students live in another State or outside of the United States.