For the academic year 2024-2025, Oglala Lakota College has a total enrollment of 1,188 students, including 1,139 undergraduate and 49 graduate students.
Compared to similar public Tribal College - which average 558 - Oglala Lakota's body is significantly larger.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 359 male (30.22%) and 829 female (69.78%) students are attending Oglala Lakota College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 43.31.
By class level, 1,139 (95.88%) are undergraduate students and 49 (4.12%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 30.03% are male and 69.97% are female, while among graduate students, 34.69% are male and 65.31% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,188 | 1,139 | 49 |
| Men | 359 | 342 | 17 |
| Women | 829 | 797 | 32 |
By race/ethnicity, 25 White, 2 Black, and 9 Asian students out of a total of 1,188 are attending at Oglala Lakota College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Oglala Lakota College is not very diverse with a diversity index of 7.9% 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 | 1,140 | 343 | 797 |
| Asian | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Black | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 1,093 | 326 | 767 |
| Asian | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Black | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 47 | 17 | 30 |
| Asian | - | - | - |
| Black | - | - | - |
| Hispanic | - | - | - |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Two or more races | - | - | - |
| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
By age, Oglala Lakota has 9 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 435 students under 25 years old, and 753 students over 25 years old out of 1,188 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 9 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. Oglala Lakota has 434 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 705 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1 graduate students aged under 25 and 48 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 18-19 | 106 | 65 | 41 |
| 20-21 | 153 | 104 | 49 |
| 22-24 | 167 | 103 | 64 |
| 25-29 | 197 | 155 | 42 |
| 30-34 | 159 | 112 | 47 |
| 35-39 | 115 | 85 | 30 |
| 40-49 | 164 | 125 | 39 |
| 50-64 | 98 | 60 | 38 |
| Over 65 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 18-19 | 106 | 65 | 41 |
| 20-21 | 153 | 104 | 49 |
| 22-24 | 166 | 103 | 63 |
| 25-29 | 193 | 151 | 42 |
| 30-34 | 158 | 112 | 46 |
| 35-39 | 105 | 78 | 27 |
| 40-49 | 146 | 112 | 34 |
| 50-64 | 84 | 53 | 31 |
| Over 65 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22-24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25-29 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 30-34 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35-39 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 50-64 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Oglala Lakota College, 495 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 461 students are enrolled in some online courses.
486 students who live in South Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,188 | 495 | 461 |
| Undergraduate | 1,139 | 447 | 460 |
| Graduate | 49 | 48 | 1 |
| South Dakota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 486 | 9 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 439 | 8 | 0 |
| Graduate | 47 | 1 | 0 |
Among 1,139 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 35 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.07%.14 students have transferred in as full-time status and 21 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 412 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 14 |
| Regular Part-time | 692 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 21 |
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