Valley City State University Student Population

How many students at Valley City State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Valley City State University has a total enrollment of 1,806 students, including 1,651 undergraduate and 155 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 758 male students (42%) and 1,048 female students (58%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,410 White students (78.1%) and 135 Black students (7.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,651 undergraduate students (91.4%) and 155 graduate students (8.6%).
• Class Delivery: 458 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 550 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 3,204 - Valley City State's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 758 male (41.97%) and 1,048 female (58.03%) students are attending Valley City State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.33.

By class level, 1,651 (91.42%) are undergraduate students and 155 (8.58%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.76% are male and 57.24% are female, while among graduate students, 33.55% are male and 66.45% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,410 White, 135 Black, and 15 Asian students out of a total of 1,806 are attending at Valley City State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Valley City State University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 38.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Valley City State has 411 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,401 students under 25 years old, and 405 students over 25 years old out of 1,806 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 411 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Valley City State has 1,375 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 276 students aged 25 and over.

It has 26 graduate students aged under 25 and 129 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Valley City State University, 458 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 550 students are enrolled in some online courses.

337 students who live in North Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 121 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,651 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 144 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.72%.98 students have transferred in as full-time status and 46 students transferred in as part-time status.