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Total Enrollment 50,954
Undergraduate 43,297
Graduate 7,657
Men 22,652
Women 28,302

Student Population at South Dakota Colleges

At South Dakota colleges, there are 50,954 students including 43,297 undergraduate and 7,657 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 30,419 full-time and 20,535 part-time students.By gender, 44.46% male and 55.54% female students enrolled in South Dakota colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
South Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender50,95422,65228,302
Undergraduate43,29719,29324,004
Graduate7,6573,3594,298
By Attending Status
Full-time30,41914,52415,895
Part-time20,5358,12812,407
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - South Dakota Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

South Dakota colleges have a total of 30,419 full-time students and 20,535 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 27,402 students are attending classes with full-time status and 15,895 are part-time students. In graduate school, 3,017 students are full-time and 4,640 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
South Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total50,95430,41920,535
Undergraduate43,29727,40215,895
Graduate7,6573,0174,640
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - South Dakota Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For South Dakota colleges, 14,345 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 12,697 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 50,954 students. In undergraduate schools, 21,949 students enrolled in online courses and 5,093 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
South Dakota Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students50,95443,2977,657
Online Exclusively14,34510,4633,882
In Some Online Classes12,69711,4861,211
Not In Online Classes23,91221,3482,564
[Chart] South Dakota Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at South Dakota colleges. There are 39,664 Caucasian, 1,565 Black/African American, 745 Asian, and 1,863 Hispanic students in South Dakota colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
South Dakota Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total50,95422,65228,302
American Indian/Native American2,6478491,798
Asian745328417
Black/African American1,565872693
Hispanic1,863893970
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader805525
White39,66417,41622,248
Two More1,358613745
Un-Known1,319640679
[Chart] South Dakota Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution