A total of 54,474 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 2,749 native american or Alaska native students (5.05%), 884 asian students (1.62%), 2,087 african-american students (3.83%), 2,355 hispanic students (4.32%), 101 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.19%), and 40,282 white students (73.95%).
For South Dakota colleges, Sanford Medical Center has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Sisseton Wahpeton College has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, California Intercontinental University has the highest rate of black students (0.44% and Oglala Lakota College has the lowest rate of black students (0.00% among South Dakota colleges.
For Asian students, California Intercontinental University has the highest rate of asian students (0.07% and Mitchell Technical College has the lowest rate of asian students (0.01% among South Dakota colleges.
In South Dakota 4-year colleges and universites, there are 792 asian students (1.69%), 1,824 african-american students (3.89%), 2,093 hispanic students (4.47%), and 33,896 white students (72.36%).
In South Dakota community colleges, there are 255 african-american students (3.47%), 256 hispanic students (3.48%), and 6,163 white students (83.86%).
In South Dakota trade schools, there are 8 african-american students (2.87%), 6 hispanic students (2.15%), and 223 white students (79.93%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 54,474 | 2,749 (5.05%) |
884 (1.62%) |
2,087 (3.83%) |
2,355 (4.32%) |
101 (0.19%) |
40,282 (73.95%) |
1,406 (2.58%) |
1,907 (3.50%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 46,846 | 2,510 (5.36%) |
792 (1.69%) |
1,824 (3.89%) |
2,093 (4.47%) |
86 (0.18%) |
33,896 (72.36%) |
1,163 (2.48%) |
1,785 (3.81%) |
| Community Colleges | 7,349 | 219 (2.98%) |
89 (1.21%) |
255 (3.47%) |
256 (3.48%) |
15 (0.20%) |
6,163 (83.86%) |
225 (3.06%) |
121 (1.65%) |
| Trade Schools | 279 | 20 (7.17%) |
3 (1.08%) |
8 (2.87%) |
6 (2.15%) |
0 (0.00%) |
223 (79.93%) |
18 (6.45%) |
1 (0.36%) |
The following table compares student population by race between South Dakota colleges. A total of 54,474 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 2,390 | 15 (0.6%) |
56 (2.3%) |
137 (5.7%) |
122 (5.1%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,737 (72.7%) |
69 (2.9%) |
13 (0.5%) |
| The Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 80 | 5 (6.3%) |
1 (1.3%) |
- | 3 (3.8%) |
- | 59 (73.8%) |
11 (13.8%) |
1 (1.3%) |
| Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,346 | 90 (2.7%) |
29 (0.9%) |
62 (1.9%) |
156 (4.7%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,335 (69.8%) |
79 (2.4%) |
539 (16.1%) |
| Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,774 | 62 (1.6%) |
112 (3.0%) |
167 (4.4%) |
162 (4.3%) |
6 (0.2%) |
2,772 (73.4%) |
102 (2.7%) |
112 (3.0%) |
| Dakota Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 892 | 10 (1.1%) |
6 (0.7%) |
18 (2.0%) |
57 (6.4%) |
- | 730 (81.8%) |
43 (4.8%) |
4 (0.4%) |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityPrivate, Less than 2-year | 66 | 12 (18.2%) |
1 (1.5%) |
1 (1.5%) |
- | - | 50 (75.8%) |
2 (3.0%) |
- |
| Lake Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,312 | 53 (2.3%) |
18 (0.8%) |
35 (1.5%) |
65 (2.8%) |
7 (0.3%) |
2,059 (89.1%) |
10 (0.4%) |
63 (2.7%) |
| Mitchell Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,186 | 24 (2.0%) |
7 (0.6%) |
6 (0.5%) |
35 (3.0%) |
1 (0.1%) |
1,046 (88.2%) |
45 (3.8%) |
19 (1.6%) |
| Mount Marty UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,284 | 32 (2.5%) |
14 (1.1%) |
61 (4.8%) |
90 (7.0%) |
1 (0.1%) |
904 (70.4%) |
33 (2.6%) |
75 (5.8%) |
| National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4-year | 903 | 22 (2.4%) |
9 (1.0%) |
270 (29.9%) |
133 (14.7%) |
5 (0.6%) |
340 (37.7%) |
32 (3.5%) |
58 (6.4%) |
| Kairos UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 1,239 | 1 (0.1%) |
63 (5.1%) |
181 (14.6%) |
49 (4.0%) |
12 (1.0%) |
879 (70.9%) |
- | 54 (4.4%) |
| Northern State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 3,708 | 64 (1.7%) |
54 (1.5%) |
75 (2.0%) |
147 (4.0%) |
5 (0.1%) |
3,065 (82.7%) |
107 (2.9%) |
85 (2.3%) |
| Oglala Lakota CollegePublic, 4-year | 1,188 | 1,140 (96.0%) |
9 (0.8%) |
2 (0.2%) |
3 (0.3%) |
- | 25 (2.1%) |
9 (0.8%) |
- |
| South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyPublic, 4-year | 2,576 | 27 (1.0%) |
51 (2.0%) |
36 (1.4%) |
134 (5.2%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,986 (77.1%) |
63 (2.4%) |
127 (4.9%) |
| South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 12,056 | 136 (1.1%) |
158 (1.3%) |
157 (1.3%) |
358 (3.0%) |
12 (0.1%) |
9,749 (80.9%) |
262 (2.2%) |
398 (3.3%) |
| Sinte Gleska UniversityPublic, 4-year | 592 | 508 (85.8%) |
- | - | - | 24 (4.1%) |
60 (10.1%) |
- | - |
| University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4-year | 1,450 | 6 (0.4%) |
23 (1.6%) |
65 (4.5%) |
94 (6.5%) |
5 (0.3%) |
1,111 (76.6%) |
85 (5.9%) |
44 (3.0%) |
| Sanford Medical CenterPrivate, 2-4 year | 28 | 1 (3.6%) |
- | - | - | 1 (3.6%) |
26 (92.9%) |
- | - |
| Sisseton Wahpeton CollegePublic, 4-year | 206 | 194 (94.2%) |
- | 5 (2.4%) |
1 (0.5%) |
- | 3 (1.5%) |
3 (1.5%) |
- |
| Southeast Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,659 | 50 (1.9%) |
51 (1.9%) |
198 (7.4%) |
85 (3.2%) |
5 (0.2%) |
2,144 (80.6%) |
119 (4.5%) |
7 (0.3%) |
| Stewart SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 133 | 3 (2.3%) |
1 (0.8%) |
7 (5.3%) |
3 (2.3%) |
- | 114 (85.7%) |
5 (3.8%) |
- |
| University of South DakotaPublic, 4-year | 10,619 | 194 (1.8%) |
167 (1.6%) |
315 (3.0%) |
505 (4.8%) |
5 (0.0%) |
8,118 (76.4%) |
274 (2.6%) |
221 (2.1%) |
| Western Dakota Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,164 | 91 (7.8%) |
13 (1.1%) |
16 (1.4%) |
71 (6.1%) |
1 (0.1%) |
888 (76.3%) |
51 (4.4%) |
32 (2.7%) |
| California Intercontinental UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 623 | 9 (1.4%) |
41 (6.6%) |
273 (43.8%) |
82 (13.2%) |
3 (0.5%) |
82 (13.2%) |
2 (0.3%) |
55 (8.8%) |