For the academic year 2022-2023, the total student population of Best Colleges In South Dakota is 32,787. The proportion of undergraduate students is 83.09% (27,243 students) and graduate students's proportion is 16.91% (5,544 graduate students).

South Dakota State University has the most students of 11,327 among Best Colleges In South Dakota. By gender, the male-female ratio at Best Colleges In South Dakota is 42.01% (13,773 male students) to 57.99% (19,014 female students).

Student Population Comparison

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Student Population Comparison Table
School NameTotalUndergraduate GraduateMale StudentsFemale Students
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD3,425 3,261
(95.21%)
164
(4.79%)
1,252
(36.55%)
2,173
(63.45%)
Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD3,241 2,757
(85.07%)
484
(14.93%)
2,085
(64.33%)
1,156
(35.67%)
Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD3,344 2,851
(85.26%)
493
(14.74%)
1,228
(36.72%)
2,116
(63.28%)
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD11,327 9,917
(87.55%)
1,410
(12.45%)
4,951
(43.71%)
6,376
(56.29%)
University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD1,594 1,325
(83.12%)
269
(16.88%)
616
(38.64%)
978
(61.36%)
University of South DakotaVermillion, SD9,856 7,132
(72.36%)
2,724
(27.64%)
3,641
(36.94%)
6,215
(63.06%)
Average5,4654,541
(83.09%)
924
(16.91%)
2,296
(42.01%)
3,169
(57.99%)