Selected Colleges Comparison- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 26,105 with 15,026 female students and 11,079 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, South Dakota State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 9,917, while Sisseton Wahpeton College has the least number of undergraduate students of 187.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 5,275 with 3,123 female students and 2,152 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, University of South Dakota has the most enrolled graduate students of 2,724, while Black Hills State University has the least number of graduate students of 164.

The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 26,105 students, 7,581 students (29.04%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 7,566 students (28.98%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 5,275 students, 2,415 students (45.78%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 692 students (13.12%) have learned from at least one online course.