Student Population by Gender

University of South Dakota has a total of 9,856 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 7,132 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,724 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,641 male and 6,215 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total9,8567,1322,724
Men3,6412,5701,071
Women6,2154,5621,653
University of South Dakota 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,815 White, 271 Black, and 130 Asian students out of a total of 9,856 are attending at University of South Dakota. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
University of South Dakota 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American16147114
Asian1305179
Black271146125
Hispanic389133256
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders853
White7,8152,7575,058
Two or more races301116185
Race Unknown381146235
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American1083078
Asian803446
Black220115105
Hispanic323108215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders422
White5,8112,0293,782
Two or more races22193128
Race Unknown22294128
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American716
Asian312
Black20128
Hispanic23815
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders000
White21484130
Two or more races918
Race Unknown422

Student Age Distribution

By age, USD has 1,226 students under 18 years old and 12 students over 65 years old. There are 7,438 students under 25 years old, and 2,418 students over 25 years old out of 9,856 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,226 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. USD has 6,482 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 650 students aged 25 and over.
It has 956 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,768 students aged 25 and over.
University of South Dakota 2023 Student Population by Age chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartUniversity of South Dakota 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,226820406
18-192,3631,566797
20-212,1771,370807
22-241,672993679
25-291,016587429
30-34481282199
35-39331209122
40-49405264141
50-6417311954
Over 651257
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 181,226820406
18-192,3631,566797
20-212,1221,328794
22-24771421350
25-2927418490
30-3415510352
35-39895534
40-491066838
50-6422148
Over 65431
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of South Dakota, 3,288 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,635 students lived in South Dakota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 653 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
University of South Dakota 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students9,8563,2882,427
Undergraduate7,1322,1522,061
Graduate2,7241,136366
Online Student Population by Locality
South Dakota ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2,63563815
Undergraduate1,8862597
Graduate7493798

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,132 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 296 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.15%.228 students have transferred in as full-time status and 68 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time4,316
Transfer-in Full-time228
Regular Part-time2,520
Transfer-in Part-time68
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