University of South Dakota Student Population and Demographics

USD Student Population

There are 9,856 students including 7,132 undergraduate and 2,724 graduate students at University of South Dakota for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 6,009 full-time and 3,847 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,641 male and 6,215 female students. University of South Dakota is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 3,288 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

University of South Dakota has a total enrollment of 9,856 with a gender distribution of 36.94% male (3,641 students) and 63.06% female (6,215 students). There are 2,570 male and 4,562 female students in undergraduate school and 1,071 male and 1,653 female students are attending graduate school at University of South Dakota.

Student Population By Gender
University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,856	3,641	6,215
Undergraduate	7,132	2,570	4,562
Graduate	2,724	1,071	1,653
Full-time	6,009	2,298	3,711
Part-time	3,847	1,343	2,504

[Chart] University of South Dakota 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

University of South Dakota has 6,009 full-time and 3,847 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,544 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,588 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 1,465 students are full-time and 1,259 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
University of South Dakota
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	9,856	6,009	3,847
Undergraduate	7,132	4,544	2,588
Graduate	2,724	1,465	1,259
Men	3,641	2,298	1,343
Women	6,215	3,711	2,504

[Chart] University of South Dakota Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At University of South Dakota, 3,288 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,427 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 9,856 students. In undergraduate schools, 4,213 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,502 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
University of South Dakota
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	9,856	7,132	2,724
Online Exclusively	3,288	2,152	1,136
In Some Online Classes	2,427	2,061	366
Not In Online Classes	4,141	2,919	1,222

[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 161 American Indian/Native American, 7,815 White, 271 Black/African American, 130 Asian, 389 Hispanic, 8 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 262 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
University of South Dakota
	Total	Men	Women
Total	9,856	3,641	6,215
American Indian/Native American	161	47	114
Asian	130	51	79
Black/African American	271	146	125
Hispanic	389	133	256
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	7,815	2,757	5,058
Two More	301	116	185
Race Un-Known	381	146	235

[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	9,856	7,132	2,724
Under 18	1,226	1,226	0
Age 18-19	2,363	2,363	0
Age 20-21	2,177	2,122	55
Age 22-24	1,672	771	901
Age 25-29	1,016	274	742
Age 30-34	481	155	326
Age 35-39	331	89	242
Age 40-49	405	106	299
Age 50-64	173	22	151
Over 64	12	4	8
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] University of South Dakota 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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