Student Population at Mount Marty

How many students at Mount Marty?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mount Marty University has a total enrollment of 1,284 students, including 1,022 undergraduate and 262 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 638 male students (49.7%) and 646 female students (50.3%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 904 White students (70.4%) and 90 Hispanic students (7%).
Class Level Breakdown: 1,022 undergraduate students (79.6%) and 262 graduate students (20.4%).
Class Delivery: 76 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 439 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - Mount Marty's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 638 male (49.69%) and 646 female (50.31%) students are attending Mount Marty University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 98.76.

By class level, 1,022 (79.60%) are undergraduate students and 262 (20.40%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 54.40% are male and 45.60% are female, while among graduate students, 31.30% are male and 68.70% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,284	1,022	262
Men	638	556	82
Women	646	466	180

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 904 White, 61 Black, and 14 Asian students out of a total of 1,284 are attending at Mount Marty University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mount Marty University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	32	13	19
Asian	14	4	10
Black	61	43	18
Hispanic	90	63	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	904	392	512
Two or more races	33	19	14
Race Unknown	75	45	30

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	27	11	16
Asian	9	2	7
Black	52	42	10
Hispanic	79	59	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	690	330	360
Two or more races	29	18	11
Race Unknown	70	43	27

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	5	2	3
Asian	5	2	3
Black	9	1	8
Hispanic	11	4	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	214	62	152
Two or more races	4	1	3
Race Unknown	5	2	3

Student Age Distribution

There are 949 students under 25 years old, and 335 students over 25 years old out of 1,284 total students.

Mount Marty has 911 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 111 students aged 25 and over.

It has 38 graduate students aged under 25 and 224 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	228	124	104
18-19	276	136	140
20-21	240	107	133
22-24	205	85	120
25-29	115	69	46
30-34	91	52	39
35-39	42	28	14
40-49	67	33	34
50-64	20	12	8

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	228	124	104
18-19	276	136	140
20-21	239	107	132
22-24	168	64	104
25-29	40	18	22
30-34	19	7	12
35-39	11	3	8
40-49	33	5	28
50-64	8	2	6

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	37	21	16
25-29	75	51	24
30-34	72	45	27
35-39	31	25	6
40-49	34	28	6
50-64	12	10	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Mount Marty University, 76 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 439 students are enrolled in some online courses.

31 students who live in South Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	1,284	76	439
Undergraduate	1,022	6	250
Graduate	262	70	189

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	South Dakota Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	31	45
Undergraduate	5	1
Graduate	26	44

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,022 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 77 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.53%.58 students have transferred in as full-time status and 19 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	565
Transfer-in Full-time	58
Regular Part-time	380
Transfer-in Part-time	19

Mount Marty Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Mount Marty?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,284 students are enrolled at Mount Marty.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Mount Marty?

1,022 undergraduate and 262 graduate students are enrolled at Mount Marty.

What is the gender breakdown at Mount Marty?

638 male (49.69%) and 646 female (50.31%) students are attending Mount Marty.

What is the international student enrollment at Mount Marty?

74 international students (5.76%) are enrolled at Mount Marty, including 66 undergraduate and 8 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Mount Marty?

Mount Marty has a student population that is predominantly White: 904 White (70.40%), 61 Black (4.75%), and 14 Asian (1.09%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Mount Marty take online courses?

76 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 439 students take some online courses.

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