Total 54,497 Students Enrolled in South Dakota Colleges

54,497

Total

46,846

4-Year Colleges

7,372

Community Colleges

279

Trade Schools

A total of 54,497 students are enrolled in South Dakota colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 45,535 undergraduate and 8,962 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 83.56% and the proportion of graduate students is 16.44%.
  • Institution Level: 46,846 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 7,372 students enrolled in community colleges, and 279 students enrolled in trade schools.

South Dakota 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 17 South Dakota 4-year colleges, there are 46,846 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 38,065 (81.26%) students in public and 8,781 (18.74%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 37,884 (80.87%) undergraduate and 8,962 (19.13%) graduate students in South Dakota public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in South Dakota 4-year colleges, 55.39% are women (25,946) and 44.61% are men (20,900). This yields a ratio of approximately 81 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 10,369 (22.13%) undergraduate and 4,935 (10.53%) graduate students are enrolled online in South Dakota 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For South Dakota colleges, South Dakota State University has the most number of students of 12,056 among 4-year colleges. For South Dakota community colleges, Southeast Technical College has the most students of 2,659 and Stewart School is the largest trade school with 133.

Student Population By School Level for South Dakota Colleges

By attending status, there are 32,625 full-time students and 21,849 part-time students at South Dakota colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between South Dakota colleges. A total of 54,497 students have enrolled in South Dakota colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between South Dakota Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Augustana UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,3902,0031,94459387257130
The Salon Professional AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year8080719---
Black Hills State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,3463,1981,5771,62114814134
Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,7743,0661,6141,452708104604
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityPrivate, 4-year8927716501211216952
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid CityPrivate, Less than 2-year6666642---
Lake Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3122,3121,464848---
Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiologic TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year2323-----
Mitchell Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1861,186841345---
Mount Marty UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,2841,02262339926220656
National American University-Rapid CityPrivate, 4-year903767896781366274
Kairos UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,2398214681,157941,063
Northern State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,7083,1691,1202,04953967472
Oglala Lakota CollegePublic, 4-year1,1881,139426713491039
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyPublic, 4-year2,5762,2161,797419360223137
South Dakota State UniversityPublic, 4-year12,05610,7198,1332,5861,337520817
Sinte Gleska UniversityPublic, 4-year592515189326772354
University of Sioux FallsPrivate, 4-year1,4501,2411,12411720996113
Sanford Medical CenterPrivate, 2-4 year282828----
Sisseton Wahpeton CollegePublic, 4-year20620614561---
Southeast Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6592,6591,3221,337---
Stewart SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year133133133----
University of South DakotaPublic, 4-year10,6197,6194,7922,8273,0001,7171,283
Western Dakota Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1641,164531633---
California Intercontinental UniversityPrivate, 4-year623151-151472472-
Institute of Lutheran TheologyPrivate, 4-year-------