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 Student Population by Gender

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).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
University of South Dakota Student Population by Race
University of South Dakota Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
University of South Dakota Undergraduate Student Population by Race
University of South Dakota Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
University of South Dakota Graduate Student Population by Race
University of South Dakota Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

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 Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
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.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
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.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
University of South Dakota Student Population by Age
University of South Dakota Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of South Dakota Undergraduate Student Population by Age
University of South Dakota Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 956 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,768 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of South Dakota Graduate Student Population by Age
University of South Dakota Student Population by Age Pie Chart

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 University of South Dakota, 3,288 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students9,8563,2882,427
Undergraduate7,1322,1522,061
Graduate2,7241,136366
Online Program Student Population
University of South Dakota Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In 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.
South Dakota ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students2,63563815
Undergraduate1,8862597
Graduate7493798
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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