Comparing 6 Colleges including Black Hills State University- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 20,956 with 11,555 female students and 9,401 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, South Dakota State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 10,719, while Sinte Gleska University has the least number of undergraduate students of 515.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 2,510 with 1,463 female students and 1,047 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, South Dakota State University has the most enrolled graduate students of 1,337, while Oglala Lakota College has the least number of graduate students of 49.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 20,956 students, 5,214 students (24.88%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 6,743 students (32.18%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 2,510 students, 952 students (37.93%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 321 students (12.79%) have learned from at least one online course.