Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 20,654 with 11,339 female students and 9,315 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of South Dakota has the most enrolled students of 9,856, while Sinte Gleska University has the least number of students of 544 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State University | 3,241 | 2,085 | 1,156 |
| Northern State University | 3,344 | 1,228 | 2,116 |
| Oglala Lakota College | 1,177 | 343 | 834 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 2,492 | 1,888 | 604 |
| Sinte Gleska University | 544 | 130 | 414 |
| University of South Dakota | 9,856 | 3,641 | 6,215 |
| Total | 20,654 | 9,315 | 11,339 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 16,532 with 9,029 female students and 7,503 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, University of South Dakota has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 7,132, while Sinte Gleska University has the least number of undergraduate students of 482.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State University | 2,757 | 1,722 | 1,035 |
| Northern State University | 2,851 | 1,113 | 1,738 |
| Oglala Lakota College | 1,147 | 336 | 811 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 2,163 | 1,647 | 516 |
| Sinte Gleska University | 482 | 115 | 367 |
| University of South Dakota | 7,132 | 2,570 | 4,562 |
| Total | 16,532 | 7,503 | 9,029 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 4,122 with 2,310 female students and 1,812 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 Oglala Lakota College has the least number of graduate students of 30.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State University | 484 | 363 | 121 |
| Northern State University | 493 | 115 | 378 |
| Oglala Lakota College | 30 | 7 | 23 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 329 | 241 | 88 |
| Sinte Gleska University | 62 | 15 | 47 |
| University of South Dakota | 2,724 | 1,071 | 1,653 |
| Total | 4,122 | 1,812 | 2,310 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 16,532 students, 5,088 students (30.78%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 4,231 students (25.59%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 4,122 students, 2,049 students (49.71%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 507 students (12.30%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Dakota State University | 2,757 | 1,378 (49.98%) |
654 (23.72%) | 484 | 395 (81.61%) |
55 (11.36%) |
| Northern State University | 2,851 | 1,083 (37.99%) |
591 (20.73%) | 493 | 392 (79.51%) |
33 (6.69%) |
| Oglala Lakota College | 1,147 | 310 (27.03%) |
474 (41.33%) | 30 | 14 (46.67%) |
15 (50.00%) |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 2,163 | 35 (1.62%) |
232 (10.73%) | 329 | 72 (21.88%) |
24 (7.29%) |
| Sinte Gleska University | 482 | 130 (26.97%) |
219 (45.44%) | 62 | 40 (64.52%) |
14 (22.58%) |
| University of South Dakota | 7,132 | 2,152 (30.17%) |
2,061 (28.90%) | 2,724 | 1,136 (41.70%) |
366 (13.44%) |
| Average | 16,532 | 5,088 (30.78%) |
4,231 (25.59%) |
4,122 | 2,049 (49.71%) |
507 (12.30%) |