South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Student Population and Demographics

SD Mines Student Population

There are 2,576 students including 2,216 undergraduate and 360 graduate students at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 2,020 full-time and 556 part-time students with gender distribution of 1,961 male and 615 female students.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 129 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has a total enrollment of 2,576 with a gender distribution of 76.13% male (1,961 students) and 23.87% female (615 students). There are 1,714 male and 502 female students in undergraduate school and 247 male and 113 female students are attending graduate school at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Student Population By Gender
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,576	1,961	615
Undergraduate	2,216	1,714	502
Graduate	360	247	113
Full-time	2,020	1,573	447
Part-time	556	388	168

[Chart] South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has 2,020 full-time and 556 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 1,797 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 419 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 223 students are full-time and 137 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,576	2,020	556
Undergraduate	2,216	1,797	419
Graduate	360	223	137
Men	1,961	1,573	388
Women	615	447	168

[Chart] South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 129 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 404 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 2,576 students.

In undergraduate schools, 428 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 105 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,576	2,216	360
Online Exclusively	129	51	78
In Some Online Classes	404	377	27
Not In Online Classes	2,043	1,788	255

[Chart] South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. There are 27 American Indian/Native American, 1,986 White, 36 Black/African American, 51 Asian, 134 Hispanic, 3 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 146 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,576	1,961	615
American Indian/Native American	27	20	7
Asian	51	33	18
Black/African American	36	33	3
Hispanic	134	99	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	1,986	1,524	462
Two More	63	45	18
Race Un-Known	127	101	26

[Chart] South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Age Distribution
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,576	2,216	360
Under 18	99	99	0
Age 18-19	794	793	1
Age 20-21	832	829	3
Age 22-24	467	361	106
Age 25-29	191	72	119
Age 30-34	90	30	60
Age 35-39	46	14	32
Age 40-49	31	13	18
Age 50-64	24	4	20
Over 64	2	1	1
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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