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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 2,071 undergrads, where 17% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

−11% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.32

Diversity index vs. every college0.32
0.32
← 0.00higher than 13% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients17%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students18%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college17%
17%
← 0%higher than 11% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

2,071undergrads
Compared to every college2.1K
2.1K
← 19larger than 58% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

476 first-time students

65% came from other states and 1.5% from abroad; 34% are from South Dakota. More from other states than at 89% of colleges.

  • In-state (South Dakota)34%
  • Other states65%
  • Abroad1.5%

Top home states

  1. South Dakota(home state)34% 161
  2. Colorado15% 73
  3. Minnesota15% 71
  4. Nebraska9.5% 45
  5. Wyoming4.6% 22

From 32 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

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

56

new transfer students, 11% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 16% of colleges.

46 full-time, 10 part-time.

Going on to another college

5.8%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 37 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

13% of undergrads study part-time.

Men79%
National median: 44%Above typical

21% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students13%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older6.4%
National median: 11%Below typical

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 1,083 students.

Housing

Beds

1,083

About 52 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

NCAA Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.

How the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

Not listed

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Greek life

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Alpha Delta Pi

    Eta Eta Chapter

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

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)