Total 54,497 Students Enrolled in South Dakota Colleges

A total of 54,497 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

Student Level: There are 45,535 undergraduate and 8,962 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 83.56% and the proportion of graduate students is 16.44%.
Institution Level: 46,846 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 7,372 students enrolled in community colleges, and 279 students enrolled in trade schools.

South Dakota 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 17 South Dakota 4-year colleges, there are 46,846 students enrolled.

Institution Control: 38,065 (81.26%) students in public and 8,781 (18.74%) in private 4-year colleges.
Student Level: 37,884 (80.87%) undergraduate and 8,962 (19.13%) graduate students in South Dakota public 4-year colleges.
Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in South Dakota 4-year colleges, 55.39% are women (25,946) and 44.61% are men (20,900). This yields a ratio of approximately 81 male students for every 100 female students.
Online Enrollment: 10,369 (22.13%) undergraduate and 4,935 (10.53%) graduate students are enrolled online in South Dakota 4-year colleges.
Largest and Smallest: For South Dakota colleges, South Dakota State University has the most number of students of 12,056 among 4-year colleges. For South Dakota community colleges, Southeast Technical College has the most students of 2,659 and Stewart School is the largest trade school with 133.

Student Population By School Level for South Dakota Colleges

By attending status, there are 32,625 full-time students and 21,849 part-time students at South Dakota colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between South Dakota colleges. A total of 54,497 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between South Dakota Colleges
School	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
School	Total	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4-year	2,390	2,003	1,944	59	387	257	130
The Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year	80	80	71	9	-	-	-
Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4-year	3,346	3,198	1,577	1,621	148	14	134
Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year	3,774	3,066	1,614	1,452	708	104	604
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year	892	771	650	121	121	69	52
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityPrivate, Less than 2-year	66	66	64	2	-	-	-
Lake Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,312	2,312	1,464	848	-	-	-
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year	23	23	-	-	-	-	-
Mitchell Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year	1,186	1,186	841	345	-	-	-
Mount Marty UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,284	1,022	623	399	262	206	56
National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4-year	903	767	89	678	136	62	74
Kairos UniversityPrivate, 4-year	1,239	82	14	68	1,157	94	1,063
Northern State UniversityPublic, 4-year	3,708	3,169	1,120	2,049	539	67	472
Oglala Lakota CollegePublic, 4-year	1,188	1,139	426	713	49	10	39
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyPublic, 4-year	2,576	2,216	1,797	419	360	223	137
South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year	12,056	10,719	8,133	2,586	1,337	520	817
Sinte Gleska UniversityPublic, 4-year	592	515	189	326	77	23	54
University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4-year	1,450	1,241	1,124	117	209	96	113
Sanford Medical CenterPrivate, 2-4 year	28	28	28	-	-	-	-
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegePublic, 4-year	206	206	145	61	-	-	-
Southeast Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,659	2,659	1,322	1,337	-	-	-
Stewart SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year	133	133	133	-	-	-	-
University of South DakotaPublic, 4-year	10,619	7,619	4,792	2,827	3,000	1,717	1,283
Western Dakota Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year	1,164	1,164	531	633	-	-	-
California Intercontinental UniversityPrivate, 4-year	623	151	-	151	472	472	-
Institute of Lutheran TheologyPrivate, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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