Student Population at South Dakota State University
| Total Enrollment | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|---|---|
| 11,465 | 9,847 | 1,618 |
Total of 11,465 students have enrolled in South Dakota State University where 9,847 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,618 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 5,050 male and 6,415 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,566 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
2,166 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,503 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
South Dakota State University has a total of 11,465 enrolled students. By gender, 5,050 male and 6,415 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school.
9,847 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,618 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,465 | 9,847 | 1,618 |
| Men | 5,050 | 4,447 | 603 |
| Women | 6,415 | 5,400 | 1,015 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 9,677 White, 207 Black, and 134 Asian students out of a total of 11,465 are attending at South Dakota State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 9,847 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 422 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.29%.322 students have transferred in as full-time status and 100 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 736 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65 at South Dakota State University. It has 9,687 students aged under 25 and 1,778 students aged 25 and over out of 11,465 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 736 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. South Dakota State has 9,122 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 725 students aged 25 and over.
It has 565 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,053 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At South Dakota State University, 2,166 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,503 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 11,465 | 2,166 | 3,503 |
| Undergraduate | .9,847 | 1,662 | 3,260 |
| Graduate | 1,618 | 504 | 243 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
1,787 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 379 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| South Dakota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,787 | 366 | 13 |
| Undergraduate | 1,428 | 225 | 9 |
| Graduate | 359 | 141 | 4 |
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