Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 1,218 undergrads, where 29% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.42
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
290 first-time students
57% came from other states and 0.7% from abroad; 42% are from South Dakota. More from other states than at 84% of colleges.
- In-state (South Dakota)42%
- Other states57%
- Abroad0.7%
Top home states
- South Dakota(home state)42% 122
- Minnesota29% 85
- Iowa10% 29
- Nebraska6.9% 20
- Arizona1.7% 5
From 19 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
82
new transfer students, 22% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 42% of colleges.
66 full-time, 16 part-time.
Going on to another college
31%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 144 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.0% of undergrads study part-time.
61% 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 766 students.
Housing
Beds
766
About 63 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
Up to 19 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Northern Sun Intercollegiate 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
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Greek life
No fraternity or sorority chapters found in national directories (October 2026).
LGBTQ+ life
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)