The student population at Sitting Bull College is 309 (280 undergraduate and 29 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 48 (18.39%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 273 where 309 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 317 students in 2018 and was lowest at 229 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 261 to 309 students, a net gain of 48 (18.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Sitting Bull College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 261 | 259 | 91 | 168 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 282 21 | 279 20 | 103 12 | 176 8 | 3 1 | 2 | 1 1 |
| 2017-18 | 317 35 | 289 10 | 103 | 186 10 | 28 25 | 1 -1 | 27 26 |
| 2018-19 | 273 -44 | 260 -29 | 88 -15 | 172 -14 | 13 -15 | 4 3 | 9 -18 |
| 2019-20 | 285 12 | 257 -3 | 85 -3 | 172 | 28 15 | 6 2 | 22 13 |
| 2020-21 | 229 -56 | 201 -56 | 66 -19 | 135 -37 | 28 | 5 -1 | 23 1 |
| 2021-22 | 256 27 | 233 32 | 81 15 | 152 17 | 23 -5 | 5 | 18 -5 |
| 2022-23 | 257 1 | 231 -2 | 108 27 | 123 -29 | 26 3 | 3 -2 | 23 5 |
| 2023-24 | 263 6 | 229 -2 | 87 -21 | 142 19 | 34 8 | 5 2 | 29 6 |
| 2024-25 | 309 46 | 280 51 | 95 8 | 185 43 | 29 -5 | 7 2 | 22 -7 |
| Average | 273 | 252 | 91 | 161 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 252 where 280 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 Sitting Bull College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 259 | 197 | 72 | 125 | 62 | 19 | 43 |
| 2016-17 | 279 | 216 | 86 | 130 | 63 | 17 | 46 |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 248 | 93 | 155 | 41 | 10 | 31 |
| 2018-19 | 260 | 224 | 75 | 149 | 36 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019-20 | 257 | 220 | 78 | 142 | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | 201 | 167 | 54 | 113 | 34 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021-22 | 233 | 184 | 68 | 116 | 49 | 13 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 194 | 97 | 97 | 37 | 11 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 187 | 77 | 110 | 42 | 10 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | 280 | 225 | 80 | 145 | 55 | 15 | 40 |
| Average | 252 | 252 | 78 | 128 | 252 | 13 | 33 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 21 where 29 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 Sitting Bull College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019-20 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 15 |
| Average | 21 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 12 |
The percentage of white students is 6.15% and the percentage of black students is 0.65% at Sitting Bull College. Hispanic students comprise 0.65% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 11.88% to 6.15%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.38% to 0.65%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.38% to 0.65%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1395 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.2228 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sitting Bull College 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 | 228 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 259 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 261 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 286 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Average | 247 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
83 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 654.55% since 2021. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sitting Bull College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 261 | 0 | 56 | 205 |
| 2016-17 | 282 | 0 | 97 | 185 |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 0 | 53 | 264 |
| 2018-19 | 273 | 0 | 54 | 219 |
| 2019-20 | 285 | 0 | 84 | 201 |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 0 | 77 | 152 |
| 2021-22 | 256 | 11 | 86 | 159 |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 42 | 134 | 81 |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 47 | 102 | 114 |
| 2024-25 | 309 | 83 | 142 | 84 |
| Average | 273 | 18 | 89 | 166 |
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