How many students at Oglala Lakota? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,188 students have enrolled in Oglala Lakota College with 1,139 undergraduate and 49 graduate students.
By gender, 359 male and 829 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (558 students on average - public Tribal College).
495 students are enrolled exclusively, and 461 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Oglala Lakota College has a total of 1,188 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,139 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 49 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 359 male and 829 female students (the male-female ratio is 30:70) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 1,188 | 1,139 | 49 |
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| Men | 359 | 342 | 17 |
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| Women | 829 | 797 | 32 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 25 White, 2 Black, and 9 Asian students out of a total of 1,188 are attending at Oglala Lakota College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Oglala Lakota College is not very diverse with a diversity index of 7.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1,140 | 343 | 797 |
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| Asian | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| Black | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 25 | 6 | 19 |
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| Two or more races | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1,093 | 326 | 767 |
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| Asian | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| Black | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 23 | 6 | 17 |
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| Two or more races | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 47 | 17 | 30 |
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| Asian | - | - | - |
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| Black | - | - | - |
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| Hispanic | - | - | - |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Two or more races | - | - | - |
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| Race Unknown | - | - | - |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Oglala Lakota has 9 students under 18 years old and 20 students over 65 years old. There are 435 students under 25 years old, and 753 students over 25 years old out of 1,188 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 9 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. Oglala Lakota has 434 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 705 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1 graduate students aged under 25 and 48 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| 18-19 | 106 | 65 | 41 |
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| 20-21 | 153 | 104 | 49 |
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| 22-24 | 167 | 103 | 64 |
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| 25-29 | 197 | 155 | 42 |
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| 30-34 | 159 | 112 | 47 |
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| 35-39 | 115 | 85 | 30 |
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| 40-49 | 164 | 125 | 39 |
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| 50-64 | 98 | 60 | 38 |
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| Over 65 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| 18-19 | 106 | 65 | 41 |
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| 20-21 | 153 | 104 | 49 |
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| 22-24 | 166 | 103 | 63 |
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| 25-29 | 193 | 151 | 42 |
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| 30-34 | 158 | 112 | 46 |
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| 35-39 | 105 | 78 | 27 |
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| 40-49 | 146 | 112 | 34 |
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| 50-64 | 84 | 53 | 31 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 25-29 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 30-34 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 35-39 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 50-64 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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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 Oglala Lakota College, 495 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 461 students are enrolled in some online courses.
486 students who live in South Dakota or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 1,188 | 495 | 461 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,139 | 447 | 460 |
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| Graduate | 49 | 48 | 1 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| South Dakota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 486 | 9 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 439 | 8 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 47 | 1 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,139 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 35 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.07%.14 students have transferred in as full-time status and 21 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 412 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 14 |
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| Regular Part-time | 692 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 21 |
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Oglala Lakota Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,188 students are enrolled at Oglala Lakota.
1,139 undergraduate and 49 graduate students are enrolled at Oglala Lakota.
359 male (30.22%) and 829 female (69.78%) students are attending Oglala Lakota.
Oglala Lakota has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 25 White (2.10%), 2 Black (0.17%), and 9 Asian (0.76%) students are enrolled.
9 students are under 18 and 20 students are over 65 years old.
495 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 461 students take some online courses.