A total of 54,497 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By gender, there are 24,531 men students and 29,966 students. The men to woman students ratio is 0.82 to 1.
In 4-year colleges, 55.39% of total enrollment is women students and 44.61% is men students. In community colleges, the women students' proportion is 50.83%.
For South Dakota colleges with more than 1,000 students, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest ratio of men students (76.13%) and Oglala Lakota College has the highest ratio of women students (69.78%).
Student Population by Gender and School Level for South Dakota Colleges
By gender, 45.01% of total students is men students (24,531) and 54.99% is women students (29,966) in South Dakota collegs.
In 17 4-year South Dakota colleges in United States,
there are 20,900 men students which is 44.61% of total students. The proportion of women students at 4-year South Dakota colleges is 55.39% (25,946).
Of the 7,372 students attending South Dakota community colleges (2-4 years colleges), 49.17% are men (3,747) and 50.83% are women students (3,747).
In South Dakota trade schools (less than 2-years schools), there are 6 men and 273 women students, accounting for 2.15% and 97.85% of total students.
Student Population Comparison By Gender for All South Dakota Colleges
The following table compares student population by gender and school level between South Dakota colleges. A total of 54,497 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.