Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,010 where 1,204 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 1,204 students in 2025 and was lowest at 692 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 692 to 1,204 students, a net gain of 512 (74%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dakota College at Bottineau since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 75.50%. The percentage was 64.02% 10 years ago and MSU-Bottineau still has a high percentage of white students. 0.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.24% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.32% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 64.02% to 75.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.29% to 0.58%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.15% to 2.24%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 4.05% to 3.32%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4245 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5689 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dakota College at Bottineau over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
713 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 59% of total students. The number of online students has increased 142.52% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dakota College at Bottineau from 2015 to 2025.