New Freedom Scholarship Program Overview
All public four-year institutions in South Dakota experienced growth or relative stability
in total fall enrollment over earlier recessionary periods. Enrollment decreased slightly
during the COVID-19 recession.
Fall Undergraduate Enrollment at South Dakota Public Four-Year Institutions
1999 2000 2001 2002
2007 2008 2009 2010 2017 2018 2019 2020
Black Hills State
University
3,485 3,549 3,431 3,542
3,614 3,686 3,769 4,015
3,947 3,745 3,684 3,413
Dakota State University 1,517 1,631 1,841 2,027
2,206 2,296 2,592 2,753
2,962 2,993 2,818 2,740
Northern State
University
2,869 2,861 2,649 2,740
2,219 2,412 2,300 2,686
3,162 3,051 3,008 2,968
South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology
2,020 1,995 2,074 2,093
1,834 1,817 1,912 2,050
2,421 2,304 2,202 2,146
South Dakota State
University
7,431 7,448 7,817 8,503
University of South
Dakota
5,138 5,147 5,363 5,769
6,844 6,958 7,098 7,220
Source. NCES IPEDS. Fall enrollment.
10,257 10,532 10,794 11,203 10,885 10,544 10,067 9,976
7,648 7,590 7,475 7,103
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