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Total Enrollment 51,398
Undergraduate 43,228
Graduate 8,170
Men 23,807
Women 27,591

Student Population at North Dakota Colleges

At North Dakota colleges, there are 51,398 students including 43,228 undergraduate and 8,170 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 33,260 full-time and 18,138 part-time students.By gender, 46.32% male and 53.68% female students enrolled in North Dakota colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
North Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender51,39823,80727,591
Undergraduate43,22820,61522,613
Graduate8,1703,1924,978
By Attending Status
Full-time33,26015,90617,354
Part-time18,1387,90110,237
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - North Dakota Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

North Dakota colleges have a total of 33,260 full-time students and 18,138 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 29,517 students are attending classes with full-time status and 13,711 are part-time students. In graduate school, 3,743 students are full-time and 4,427 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
North Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total51,39833,26018,138
Undergraduate43,22829,51713,711
Graduate8,1703,7434,427
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - North Dakota Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For North Dakota colleges, 12,528 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 16,416 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 51,398 students. In undergraduate schools, 23,988 students enrolled in online courses and 4,956 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
North Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students51,39843,2288,170
Online Exclusively12,5288,9403,588
In Some Online Classes16,41615,0481,368
Not In Online Classes22,45419,2403,214
[Chart] North Dakota Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at North Dakota colleges. There are 37,494 Caucasian, 1,610 Black/African American, 797 Asian, and 2,149 Hispanic students in North Dakota colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
North Dakota Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total51,39823,80727,591
American Indian/Native American2,3167961,520
Asian797386411
Black/African American1,610894716
Hispanic2,1491,0821,067
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader563224
White37,49417,15420,340
Two More2,1209841,136
Un-Known2,5211,1181,403
[Chart] North Dakota Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution