Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Dakota State is largely skewed towards men students, with 60.9% of undergraduate students being men and 39.1% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,751, with 1,076 women and 1,675 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Dakota State is greatly skewed towards men students, with 74.8% of undergraduate students being men and 25.2% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 468, with 118 women and 350 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 60.9% 1,675 students
- women 39.1% 1,076 students
Graduate Students
- men 74.8% 350 students
- women 25.2% 118 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 83.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,288 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 4.1% of the student body, with 111 students. Mixed race students represent 3.3% of the population, with 90 students, while African American students account for 3.3%, with 89 students. Asian students account for 2.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 54 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 10 students.
International students make up 2.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 57 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.2% of the population, totaling 34 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Dakota State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 83.7% 2,288 students
- Hispanic 4.1% 111 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 90 students
- African American 3.3% 89 students
- International students 2.1% 57 students
- Asian 2.0% 54 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 34 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 10 students
Graduate Students
- White 54.4% 253 students
- International students 18.7% 87 students
- African American 8.0% 37 students
- Asian 7.3% 34 students
- Hispanic 5.2% 24 students
- Unknown race 3.7% 17 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 8 students
- Hawaiian 1.1% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 76.1% 140 students
- African American 9.2% 17 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 12 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 5 students
- Asian 2.2% 4 students
- Mixed race 2.2% 4 students
- International students 1.1% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 29% 810 students
- 18-19 26% 707 students
- 22-24 16% 450 students
- 25-29 7% 186 students
- 30-34 5% 138 students
- 35-39 3% 96 students
- 40-49 3% 84 students
- 50-64 1% 18 students
- 40-49 25% 117 students
- 25-29 20% 96 students
- 30-34 20% 94 students
- 22-24 11% 54 students
- 35-39 11% 53 students
- 50-64 9% 43 students
- 20-21 1% 7 students
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