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South Dakota Colleges Student Population Statistics

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South Dakota Colleges
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Total Enrollment

For the academic year 2024-2025, total 53,851 students have attended to South Dakota colleges. The undergraduate population is 45,361 and graduate school population is 8,490. By gender, there are 29,652 female students and 24,199 male students in those schools. By attendance status, 32,153 full-time students and 21,698 part-time students were attending South Dakota colleges.
Total Enrollment
South Dakota Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
Undergraduate45,361 13,6966,565 14,99510,105
Graduate8,490 1,6572,281 1,8052,747
Total53,851 15,3538,846 16,80012,852
[CHART#1] Total Enrollment for South Dakota Colleges

Undergraduate Population

For the academic year 2024-2025, the undergraduate students population of South Dakota colleges is 45,361. By gender, there are 25,100 female students and 20,261 male students in undergraduate programs. By attendance status, 28,691 full-time students and 16,670 part-time students were attending to undergraduate schools in South Dakota colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the undergraduate students population for South Dakota colleges.
Undergraduate Population
South Dakota Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools38,653 11,7115,751 12,0519,140
Private Schools6,708 1,985814 2,944965
By School Level
4 Years (or High)37,527 11,0755,478 13,0177,957
2-4 Years7,834 2,6211,087 1,9782,148
Less Than 2 Years0 00 00
Total45,361 13,6966,565 14,99510,105
[CHART#2] Undergraduate Population for South Dakota Colleges

Graduate School Population

The graduate students population of South Dakota colleges is 8,490. By gender, there are 4,552 female students and 3,938 male students in graduate programs. By attendance status, 3,462 full-time students and 5,028 part-time students were attending to graduate schools in South Dakota colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the graduate students population for South Dakota colleges.
Graduate School Population
South Dakota Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools6,141 1,2741,433 1,3812,053
Private Schools2,349 383848 424694
By School Level
4 Years (or High)8,490 1,6572,281 1,8052,747
2-4 YearsNo graduate students at 2-4 years college
Total8,490 1,6572,281 1,8052,747
[CHART#3] Graduate School Population for South Dakota Colleges