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Dakota State University — Student Body Report 2025 Student body · 2025
Dakota State University is a public, master's institution in South Dakota. This report describes who studies here — size, demographics, and retention from 2025 federal data.
Total undergraduate enrollment
2,071
medium
First-year retention
75%
full-time
Race / ethnicity
Race / ethnicity Stacked bar: White 74.3%, Non-resident 6.4%, Hispanic 4.5%, Black 3.7%, Two or more 3.7%, Asian 2.6%, Unknown 2.3%, Native 2.2%, Pacific Islander 0.2%. 74.3%
White 74.3%
Non-resident 6.4%
Hispanic 4.5%
Black 3.7%
Two or more 3.7%
Asian 2.6%
Unknown 2.3%
Native 2.2%
Pacific Islander 0.2%
Gender
Gender Stacked bar: Women 35.7%, Men 64.3%. 35.7%
64.3%
Women 35.7%
Men 64.3%
Out of every 100 first-year students
Out of every 100 first-year students Return for sophomore year 75/100; Do not return 25/100 Return for sophomore year 75/100 Do not return 25/100 Note
Race/ethnicity is self-reported. Retention reflects full-time, first-time, degree-seeking students.
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