Enrollment Trends at NDSU

The student population at North Dakota State University-Main Campus is 11,952 (9,762 undergraduate and 2,190 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,564 (17.66%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at NDSU is 81.68% which is decreased by 2,275 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 289 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 94 male students for every 100 female students, down from 117 in 2015.
1,054 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 27.76% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,173 where 11,952 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 14,516 to 11,952 students, a loss of 2,564 (17.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	14,516	12,037	6,579	5,458	2,479	1,233	1,246
2016-17	14,432 -84	12,010 -27	6,542 -37	5,468 10	2,422 -57	1,183 -50	1,239 -7
2017-18	14,358 -74	11,984 -26	6,465 -77	5,519 51	2,374 -48	1,172 -11	1,202 -37
2018-19	13,796 -562	11,425 -559	6,222 -243	5,203 -316	2,371 -3	1,135 -37	1,236 34
2019-20	13,173 -623	10,831 -594	5,777 -445	5,054 -149	2,342 -29	1,124 -11	1,218 -18
2020-21	12,846 -327	10,555 -276	5,435 -342	5,120 66	2,291 -51	1,095 -29	1,196 -22
2021-22	12,461 -385	10,199 -356	5,081 -354	5,118 -2	2,262 -29	1,072 -23	1,190 -6
2022-23	12,242 -219	10,096 -103	4,976 -105	5,120 2	2,146 -116	1,031 -41	1,115 -75
2023-24	11,952 -290	9,791 -305	4,801 -175	4,990 -130	2,161 15	1,030 -1	1,131 16
2024-25	11,952	9,762 -29	4,748 -53	5,014 24	2,190 29	1,049 19	1,141 10
Average	13,173	10,869	5,663	5,206	2,304	1,112	1,191

North Dakota State University-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,869 where 9,762 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	12,037	10,676	5,966	4,710	1,361	613	748
2016-17	12,010	10,680	5,967	4,713	1,330	575	755
2017-18	11,984	10,782	5,962	4,820	1,202	503	699
2018-19	11,425	10,237	5,751	4,486	1,188	471	717
2019-20	10,831	9,638	5,298	4,340	1,193	479	714
2020-21	10,555	9,339	4,936	4,403	1,216	499	717
2021-22	10,199	9,019	4,603	4,416	1,180	478	702
2022-23	10,096	8,947	4,496	4,451	1,149	480	669
2023-24	9,791	8,797	4,420	4,377	994	381	613
2024-25	9,762	8,711	4,339	4,372	1,051	409	642
Average	10,869	10,869	5,174	4,509	10,869	489	698

North Dakota State University-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,304 where 2,190 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at North Dakota State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,479	1,008	485	523	1,471	748	723
2016-17	2,422	1,000	470	530	1,422	713	709
2017-18	2,374	986	464	522	1,388	708	680
2018-19	2,371	1,032	467	565	1,339	668	671
2019-20	2,342	1,021	460	561	1,321	664	657
2020-21	2,291	1,008	458	550	1,283	637	646
2021-22	2,262	1,005	450	555	1,257	622	635
2022-23	2,146	962	444	518	1,184	587	597
2023-24	2,161	999	470	529	1,162	560	602
2024-25	2,190	911	436	475	1,279	613	666
Average	2,304	2,304	460	533	2,304	652	659

North Dakota State University-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.12%. The percentage was 81.56% 10 years ago and NDSU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.36% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.48% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.56% to 78.12%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.54% to 1.84%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.61% to 3.36%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.67% to 3.48%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3851 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3331 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Dakota State University-Main Campus 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
Year	2015-16	111	223	379	243	9	11,839	319
2016-17	118	225	435	291	12	11,831	363
2017-18	102	237	399	310	10	11,776	391
2018-19	93	219	370	326	13	11,362	397
2019-20	87	225	342	341	9	10,844	432
2020-21	75	219	330	338	6	10,644	450
2021-22	70	215	361	385	8	10,142	417
2022-23	62	199	373	371	7	9,871	459
2023-24	74	223	379	352	5	9,524	486
2024-25	80	220	402	416	5	9,337	518
Average	87	221	377	337	8	10,717	423

North Dakota State University-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,054 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 27.76% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at North Dakota State University-Main Campus from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	14,516	825	4,530	9,161
2016-17	14,432	751	4,431	9,250
2017-18	14,358	756	4,514	9,088
2018-19	13,796	903	5,518	7,375
2019-20	13,173	592	4,736	7,845
2020-21	12,846	581	5,685	6,580
2021-22	12,461	671	5,213	6,577
2022-23	12,242	750	5,308	6,184
2023-24	11,952	869	6,069	5,014
2024-25	11,952	1,054	6,029	4,869
Average	13,173	775	5,203	7,194

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Enrollment Trends at NDSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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