Student Population at NDSU
Total Enrollment
12,242
Undergraduate
10,096
Graduate
2,146
Online Enrollment
750
Men Students
6,007
Women Students
6,235
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 12,242 students have enrolled at North Dakota State University-Main Campus - 10,096 undergraduate and 2,146 graduate.
By gender, 6,007 male and 6,235 female students are attending North Dakota State University-Main Campus. By attendance status, there are 9,909 full-time students and 2,333 part-time students.
The number of students at North Dakota State University-Main Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Dakota.
North Dakota State University-Main Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 750 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 North Dakota State University-Main Campus and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 6,007 male and 6,235 female students attending NDSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.96 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 NDSU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,096 | 8,947 | 1,149 |
Men | 4,976 | 4,496 | 480 |
Women | 5,120 | 4,451 | 669 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,146 | 962 | 1,184 |
Men | 1,031 | 444 | 587 |
Women | 1,115 | 518 | 597 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 9,871 White students (80.63%) and 459 Two or More Races students (3.75%) at North Dakota State University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 50 | 20 | 30 |
Asian | 146 | 52 | 94 |
Black or African American | 324 | 171 | 153 |
Hispanic | 322 | 169 | 153 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 4 | 1 | 3 |
White | 8,657 | 4,274 | 4,383 |
Two or More Races | 413 | 195 | 218 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 87 | 50 | 37 |
Total | 10,096 | 4,976 | 5,120 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 4 | 8 |
Asian | 53 | 21 | 32 |
Black or African American | 49 | 32 | 17 |
Hispanic | 49 | 19 | 30 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 2 |
White | 1,214 | 521 | 693 |
Two or More Races | 46 | 20 | 26 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 51 | 22 | 29 |
Total | 2,146 | 1,031 | 1,115 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 10,207 students whose age under twenty five and 1,104 students whose age is over thirty years old at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 43 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at North Dakota State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,096 | 4,976 | 5,120 |
Under 18 | 43 | 13 | 30 |
18-19 | 4,273 | 1,968 | 2,305 |
20-21 | 3,730 | 1,891 | 1,839 |
22-24 | 1,452 | 829 | 623 |
25-29 | 308 | 163 | 145 |
30-34 | 127 | 59 | 68 |
35-39 | 75 | 25 | 50 |
40-49 | 61 | 17 | 44 |
50-64 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 10,096 | 4,976 | 5,120 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,146 | 1,031 | 1,115 |
18-19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
20-21 | 141 | 58 | 83 |
22-24 | 566 | 227 | 339 |
25-29 | 623 | 316 | 307 |
30-34 | 403 | 224 | 179 |
35-39 | 193 | 105 | 88 |
40-49 | 158 | 72 | 86 |
50-64 | 57 | 26 | 31 |
65 and over | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 2,146 | 1,031 | 1,115 |
Online Student Population
At North Dakota State University-Main Campus, 6,058 students (49.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 750 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, 351 students live in North Dakota where North Dakota State University-Main Campus is located in and 377 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,242 | 10,096 | 2,146 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 750 | 499 | 251 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 5,308 | 4,911 | 397 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 6,184 | 4,686 | 1,498 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 750 | 499 | 251 |
North Dakota Residents | 351 | 274 | 77 |
Other State in U.S. | 377 | 224 | 153 |
Outside of U.S. | 22 | 1 | 21 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |