The student population at Dakota College at Bottineau is 1,204 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 512 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.85 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
713 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 142.52% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,010 where 1,204 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.85 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MSU-Bottineau than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dakota College at Bottineau since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 692 | 371 | 321 |
| 2016-17 | 811 119 | 428 57 | 383 62 |
| 2017-18 | 909 98 | 432 4 | 477 94 |
| 2018-19 | 996 87 | 422 -10 | 574 97 |
| 2019-20 | 1,006 10 | 415 -7 | 591 17 |
| 2020-21 | 1,060 54 | 393 -22 | 667 76 |
| 2021-22 | 1,163 103 | 424 31 | 739 72 |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 -83 | 406 -18 | 674 -65 |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 100 | 447 41 | 733 59 |
| 2024-25 | 1,204 24 | 423 -24 | 781 48 |
| Average | 1,010 | 416 | 594 |
The percentage of white students is 75.50%. The percentage was 64.02% 10 years ago and MSU-Bottineau still has a high percentage of white students. 0.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.24% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.32% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 64.02% to 75.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.29% to 0.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.15% to 2.24%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 4.05% to 3.32%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4245 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5689 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dakota College at Bottineau over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17 | 2 | 91 | 28 | 3 | 443 | 29 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 4 | 69 | 40 | 3 | 513 | 46 |
| 2017-18 | 37 | 5 | 75 | 42 | 5 | 585 | 47 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 2 | 86 | 50 | 1 | 689 | 49 |
| 2019-20 | 28 | 7 | 94 | 57 | 1 | 698 | 55 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 804 | 51 |
| 2021-22 | 26 | 4 | 43 | 54 | 0 | 890 | 57 |
| 2022-23 | 27 | 5 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 830 | 45 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 50 | 0 | 901 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 909 | 71 |
| Average | 29 | 5 | 58 | 46 | 1 | 726 | 52 |
713 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 59% of total students. The number of online students has increased 142.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dakota College at Bottineau from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 692 | 294 | 149 | 249 |
| 2016-17 | 811 | 392 | 188 | 231 |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 478 | 213 | 218 |
| 2018-19 | 996 | 466 | 281 | 249 |
| 2019-20 | 1,006 | 349 | 266 | 391 |
| 2020-21 | 1,060 | 522 | 332 | 206 |
| 2021-22 | 1,163 | 660 | 263 | 240 |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 606 | 212 | 262 |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 | 719 | 230 | 231 |
| 2024-25 | 1,204 | 713 | 250 | 241 |
| Average | 1,010 | 520 | 238 | 252 |
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