Enrollment Trends at BSC

The student population at Bismarck State College is 3,771 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 338 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,294 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -23.66% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,867 where 3,771 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.91 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in BSC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bismarck State College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,109	2,242	1,867
2013-14	4,062 -47	2,282 40	1,780 -87
2014-15	4,002 -60	2,271 -11	1,731 -49
2015-16	4,078 76	2,307 36	1,771 40
2016-17	3,976 -102	2,263 -44	1,713 -58
2017-18	3,756 -220	2,186 -77	1,570 -143
2018-19	3,778 22	2,134 -52	1,644 74
2019-20	3,739 -39	2,120 -14	1,619 -25
2020-21	3,716 -23	2,028 -92	1,688 69
2021-22	3,549 -167	1,863 -165	1,686 -2
2022-23	3,771 222	1,972 109	1,799 113
Average	3,867	2,152	1,715

Bismarck State College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.40%. The percentage was 88.56% 10 years ago and BSC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.39% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bismarck State College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	73	12	89	96	8	3,639	87
2013-14	81	16	106	110	6	3,559	101
2014-15	57	21	110	89	3	3,519	107
2015-16	67	25	132	116	3	3,537	110
2016-17	66	24	112	121	7	3,472	102
2017-18	57	19	100	141	3	3,256	103
2018-19	57	25	105	149	2	3,260	121
2019-20	64	29	93	152	5	3,216	146
2020-21	53	35	89	173	1	3,171	153
2021-22	57	31	86	181	1	2,851	161
2022-23	58	28	90	182	2	2,768	172
Average	63	24	101	137	4	3,295	124

Bismarck State College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,294 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 34% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -23.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bismarck State College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,002	1,695	652	1,655
2015-16	4,078	1,829	747	1,502
2016-17	3,976	1,691	741	1,544
2017-18	3,756	1,623	771	1,362
2018-19	3,778	1,695	770	1,313
2019-20	3,739	1,212	793	1,734
2020-21	3,716	1,381	1,053	1,282
2021-22	3,549	1,388	903	1,258
2022-23	3,771	1,294	912	1,565
Average	3,818	1,534	816	1,468

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