Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 2,071 undergrads, where 17% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.44
Economic access
Campus size
54% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 21% take some
Where first-years come from
383 first-time students
22% came from other states and 20% from abroad; 58% are from South Dakota. Fewer from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (South Dakota)58%
- Other states22%
- Abroad20%
Top home states
- South Dakota(home state)58% 222
- Minnesota11% 44
- Nebraska2.1% 8
- North Dakota1.6% 6
- Iowa1.3% 5
From 21 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
269
new transfer students, 41% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 74% of colleges.
190 full-time, 79 part-time.
Going on to another college
25%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 182 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
23% of undergrads study part-time.
36% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 895 students.
Housing
Beds
895
About 43 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NAIA · Frontier Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the North Star Athletic Association to the Frontier Conference, 2025–26
How the Frontier Conference comparesROTC
Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 3% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Greek life
No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)