Student Population at BSC

Total Enrollment

3,771 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

3,771

Online Enrollment

1,294

Men Students

1,972

Women Students

1,799

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,771 students have enrolled at Bismarck State College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,972 male and 1,799 female students are attending Bismarck State College. By attendance status, there are 1,821 full-time students and 1,950 part-time students.

The number of students at Bismarck State College is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota.

Bismarck State College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,294 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Bismarck State College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,972 male and 1,799 female students attending BSC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.10 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BSC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at BSC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,771	1,821	1,950
Men	1,972	1,047	925
Women	1,799	774	1,025

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,768 White students (73.40%) and 451 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (11.96%) at Bismarck State College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bismarck State College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bismarck State College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	58	22	36
Asian	28	11	17
Black or African American	90	58	32
Hispanic	182	104	78
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	2,768	1,504	1,264
Two or More Races	172	86	86
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	451	171	280
Total	3,771	1,972	1,799

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,782 students whose age under twenty five and 711 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bismarck State College.

Especially, 900 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bismarck State College.

Population by Student Age at Bismarck State College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,771	1,972	1,799
Under 18	900	323	577
18-19	1,210	625	585
20-21	423	239	184
22-24	249	146	103
25-29	278	155	123
30-34	237	148	89
35-39	200	145	55
40-49	208	143	65
50-64	60	44	16
65 and over	6	4	2
Total	3,771	1,972	1,799

Online Student Population

At Bismarck State College, 2,206 students (58.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,294 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 794 students live in North Dakota where Bismarck State College is located in and 491 students have enrolled from other states.