University of South Dakota Student Population and Demographics

USD Student Population

There are 10,619 students including 7,619 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students at University of South Dakota for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 6,509 full-time and 4,110 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,880 male and 6,739 female students.

University of South Dakota is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 3,777 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

University of South Dakota has a total enrollment of 10,619 with a gender distribution of 36.54% male (3,880 students) and 63.46% female (6,739 students). There are 2,694 male and 4,925 female students in undergraduate school and 1,186 male and 1,814 female students are attending graduate school at University of South Dakota.

Student Population By Gender
University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	10,619	3,880	6,739
Undergraduate	7,619	2,694	4,925
Graduate	3,000	1,186	1,814
Full-time	6,509	2,444	4,065
Part-time	4,110	1,436	2,674

[Chart] University of South Dakota 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

University of South Dakota has 6,509 full-time and 4,110 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,792 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,827 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 1,717 students are full-time and 1,283 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
University of South Dakota
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	10,619	6,509	4,110
Undergraduate	7,619	4,792	2,827
Graduate	3,000	1,717	1,283
Men	3,880	2,444	1,436
Women	6,739	4,065	2,674

[Chart] University of South Dakota Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At University of South Dakota, 3,777 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,110 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 10,619 students.

In undergraduate schools, 5,019 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,868 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
University of South Dakota
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,619	7,619	3,000
Online Exclusively	3,777	2,435	1,342
In Some Online Classes	3,110	2,584	526
Not In Online Classes	3,732	2,600	1,132

[Chart] University of South Dakota Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at University of South Dakota. There are 194 American Indian/Native American, 8,118 White, 315 Black/African American, 167 Asian, 505 Hispanic, 5 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 193 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	10,619	3,880	6,739
American Indian/Native American	194	53	141
Asian	167	67	100
Black/African American	315	160	155
Hispanic	505	175	330
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	8,118	2,745	5,373
Two More	274	106	168
Race Un-Known	221	87	134

[Chart] University of South DakotaRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

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

Age Distribution
University of South Dakota
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	10,619	7,619	3,000
Under 18	1,455	1,455	0
Age 18-19	2,527	2,527	0
Age 20-21	2,320	2,245	75
Age 22-24	1,837	793	1,044
Age 25-29	1,064	268	796
Age 30-34	490	132	358
Age 35-39	310	67	243
Age 40-49	434	94	340
Age 50-64	171	36	135
Over 64	11	2	9
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] University of South Dakota 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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