Student Population at Sinte Gleska

How many students at Sinte Gleska?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Sinte Gleska University has a total enrollment of 592 students, including 515 undergraduate and 77 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 147 male students (24.8%) and 445 female students (75.2%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 508 American Indian or Alaska Native students (85.8%) and 60 White students (10.1%).
Class Level Breakdown: 515 undergraduate students (87%) and 77 graduate students (13%).
Class Delivery: 291 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 301 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Tribal College - which average 558 - Sinte Gleska's body is relatively large.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 147 male (24.83%) and 445 female (75.17%) students are attending Sinte Gleska University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 33.03.

By class level, 515 (86.99%) are undergraduate students and 77 (13.01%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 25.24% are male and 74.76% are female, while among graduate students, 22.08% are male and 77.92% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	592	515	77
Men	147	130	17
Women	445	385	60

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 60 White, and 0 Black students out of a total of 592 are attending at Sinte Gleska University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Sinte Gleska University is not very diverse with a diversity index of 25.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	508	121	387
Asian	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	24	7	17
White	60	19	41
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	470	112	358
Asian	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	2	1
White	42	16	26
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	38	9	29
Asian	-	-	-
Black	-	-	-
Hispanic	-	-	-
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	21	5	16
White	18	3	15
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Student Age Distribution

By age, Sinte Gleska has 18 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 172 students under 25 years old, and 508 students over 25 years old out of 683 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 18 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. Sinte Gleska has 165 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 439 students aged 25 and over.

It has 7 graduate students aged under 25 and 69 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	18	9	9
18-19	32	17	15
20-21	45	32	13
22-24	77	55	22
25-29	96	74	22
30-34	103	86	17
35-39	88	74	14
40-49	121	99	22
50-64	83	64	19
Over 65	17	17	0

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	18	9	9
18-19	32	17	15
20-21	45	32	13
22-24	70	51	19
25-29	91	71	20
30-34	97	82	15
35-39	80	67	13
40-49	95	80	15
50-64	63	47	16
Over 65	13	13	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
22-24	7	4	3
25-29	5	3	2
30-34	6	4	2
35-39	8	7	1
40-49	26	19	7
50-64	20	17	3
Over 65	4	4	0

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 Sinte Gleska University, 291 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 301 students are enrolled in some online courses.

250 students who live in South Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 41 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	592	291	301
Undergraduate	515	245	270
Graduate	77	46	31

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	South Dakota Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	250	41
Undergraduate	211	34
Graduate	39	7

Sinte Gleska Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Sinte Gleska?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 592 students are enrolled at Sinte Gleska.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Sinte Gleska?

515 undergraduate and 77 graduate students are enrolled at Sinte Gleska.

What is the gender breakdown at Sinte Gleska?

147 male (24.83%) and 445 female (75.17%) students are attending Sinte Gleska.

How many students at Sinte Gleska are under 18 or over 65?

18 students are under 18 and 17 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at Sinte Gleska take online courses?

291 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 301 students take some online courses.

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Student Population at Sinte Gleska

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

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Student Age Distribution

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Online Student Enrollment

Sinte Gleska Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

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